Landmarks across Israel and around the world were illuminated in yellow and emblazoned with the hashtag #WeRemember to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, as part of a global campaign by the World Jewish Congress.
Buildings from the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to the Azrieli Towers, Knesset and Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel glowed in solidarity with Holocaust victims and survivors. Other sites in Europe, including in the Czech Republic, Moldova, Greece, Brussels and Geneva, also joined the initiative.
81 years ago, today, Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated. In the decades since, the Jewish people have fought to protect the memory of the 6,000,000 victims of the Holocaust so that their stories, and those of survivors, will help guide future generations in building a more peaceful… pic.twitter.com/Ba0EAimrxQ
— Ronald S. Lauder (@lauder_ronald) January 27, 2026
In Germany, hundreds of bus stops displayed images of Holocaust survivors and public figures holding “We Remember” signs, while Bundesliga soccer clubs displayed banners before matches.
“Eighty-one years ago today, Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated,” said WJC president Ronald S. Lauder. “We are grateful to have committed allies in our fight to remember the six million and to build a more secure world.”
Launched nearly a decade ago, the #WeRemember campaign has become the world’s largest digital effort for Holocaust remembrance, supported by UNESCO, Meta and TikTok. The platforms direct users to aboutholocaust.org, an educational resource that reached more than 4 million people last year.
