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Holocaust Commemoration Haarlem

Holocaust Commemoration Haarlem

The city of Haarlem will hold a Holocaust Remembrance ceremony on Sunday, January 25th, starting with a mayoral speech at the city hall at 1:00 PM. Participants will then join a silent march to the Jewish Monument on Philip Frankplein for a solemn ceremony, a minute of silence, and the laying of memorial stones. This annual event honors the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides in observance of International Holocaust Memorial Day.

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