Online Campaign Raises Awareness for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Shadows of Shoah, a New Zealand based group, has launched an online campaign to raise awareness in anticipation of United Nations Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Throughout January Shadows of Shoah is posting three minute Holocaust survivor stories on social media and calling on supporters to publish the stories.

“We intend the campaign to honour those who survived and as a memorial to those who perished. Most importantly we hope that our work will be effective in responding to ongoing antisemitism and of course Holocaust denial or depreciation”, said Shadows of Shoah founder, Perry Trotter. Trotter is concerned by rising levels of antisemitism, particularly in Europe. “The fact that the quenelle salute has so quickly become popular in Europe is of grave concern. It tends to support my contention that attitudes in Europe hold striking similarities to those that prevailed in the 1930′s”, he said.

Shadows of Shoah uses black and white portrait photography and original music to present selected episodes from survivors’ experiences in a brief, compelling format. The work exists online as well as in a unique touring exhibition. The exhibition was launched in January 2013 by the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt Hon John Key.

Examples of Shadows of Shoah’s work and details of the online campaign can be viewed here.

27 January was designated International Holocaust Remembrance Day by the United Nations in 2005.

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