Join Voices of Hope to commemorate our 12th International Holocaust Remembrance Day at The Emanuel Synagogue at 12:00pm. Kosher Brunch and Program. The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state to honor the victims of the Nazi era and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides.