In 2005, the United Nations designated January 27 as the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
Featured events
January 27, 2026
Lighting the Ladner clock tower
The Ladner clock tower at UBC Vancouver will light up yellow to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Access resources
- Introduction to Anti-Jewish Discrimination (PDF)
- Introduction to UBC’s Human Rights Obligations & Discrimination Policy (PDF)
- Jewish Chaplain at UBC Vancouver
- Canadian Holocaust Resources
- Facts about the Holocaust, UNESCO
- Education about the Holocaust and genocide, UNESCO
Find community
- Chabad at UBC
- Hillel BC
- Independent Jewish Voices (National)
- Facebook | Instagram
- UBC Chapter: Instagram | Contact: ubc@ijvcanada.org
- Jewish Medical Association of BC
- Jewish Faculty Network (National)
- Facebook | Instagram | UBC Chapter Contact: jfnetwor@gmail.com
- Jewish Academic Alliance of British Columbia (JAABC)
- Instagram | Contact: jaabc180@gmail.com
- The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
- UBC Jewish Students Association
Are you in a UBC department or student group planning an International Holocaust Remembrance Day event?
Please connect with us to have your event considered for this page info.events@ubc.ca.
