Bronx Borough Hall was lit in yellow in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance on Friday, Jan. 27, along with all municipal buildings across the the City.

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson said on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the City commemorated the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, adding, “We remember and honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the many others that were murdered.”

 

Gibson continued, “Today, seven people were killed in a terror attack inside a synagogue in Jerusalem. We will not tolerate these horrendous acts of violence against the Jewish community. The Holocaust taught us that indifference kills. The most egregious crimes against humanity are made worse by the indifference of those who watch in silence. Our hearts are with the families and loved ones of those we lost today and 78 years ago. In honor of them, we must recommit ourselves every day to fighting antisemitism and bigotry.”

 

On the same day, as reported by Gothamist, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine called on City Hall to remove the names of two French Nazis who are honored with granite plaques on Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes.

On International #HolocaustRemembranceDay, we recommit to stamping out antisemitism and all forms of hate.

We promise to build bonds between our communities.

And we say in one voice: never again. pic.twitter.com/xLcG355r4l

— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) January 28, 2023

Meanwhile, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) said of the anniversary, “Six million Jews and millions more were targeted for annihilation by Nazis during the Holocaust. We cannot allow hate to fester. We must remember this horror and honor all victims of the Holocaust. Never again. Never forget.”

 

District 11 City Councilman Eric Dinowitz, also acknowledged the day, tweeting, “We take today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to remember the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust. We must honor them by recommitting ourselves to the fight against antisemitism in all of its forms. #NeverAgain“

 

Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Eric Adams tweeted, “On International #HolocaustRemembranceDay, we recommit to stamping out antisemitism and all forms of hate. We promise to build bonds between our communities. And we say in one voice: never again.”