Photos: International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorated with visits to historical sites, memorials
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 27: People visit the Yad Vashem museum to see the exhibition and commemorate International Holocaust day on January 27, 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of people will come together today to remember and honour the millions killed in the Holocaust and mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops on 27th January, 1945. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis during WWII and whilst it is impossible to put an exact figure on the death toll it is alleged that over a million people lost their lives in the camp, the majority of whom were Jewish. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 27: Prison clothing worn by victims of the Holocaust on display as people visit the Yad Vashem museum to see the exhibition and commemorate International Holocaust day on January 27, 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of people will come together today to remember and honour the millions killed in the Holocaust and mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops on 27th January, 1945. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis during WWII and whilst it is impossible to put an exact figure on the death toll it is alleged that over a million people lost their lives in the camp, the majority of whom were Jewish. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
ORANIENBURG, GERMANY - JANUARY 25: A sign depicting a skull, as a warning from the electric fence surrounding the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial on January 25, 2019 in Oranienburg, Germany. International Holocaust Remembrance Day will take place on January 27. The Sachsenhausen facility was the main concentration camp near Berlin, used by the Nazis starting in 1936 initially for political prisoners, then later also for Jews and other religious minorities, homosexuals and Soviet prisoners of war. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 27: Weapons on display as people visit the Yad Vashem museum to see the exhibition and commemorate International Holocaust day on January 27, 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of people will come together today to remember and honour the millions killed in the Holocaust and mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops on 27th January, 1945. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis during WWII and whilst it is impossible to put an exact figure on the death toll it is alleged that over a million people lost their lives in the camp, the majority of whom were Jewish. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
ORANIENBURG, GERMANY - JANUARY 25: Barbed wire and the electric fence surrounding the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial on January 25, 2019 in Oranienburg, Germany. International Holocaust Remembrance Day will take place on January 27. The Sachsenhausen facility was the main concentration camp near Berlin, used by the Nazis starting in 1936 initially for political prisoners, then later also for Jews and other religious minorities, homosexuals and Soviet prisoners of war. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)
ORANIENBURG, GERMANY - JANUARY 25: Roses rest on a memorial plaques at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial on January 25, 2019 in Oranienburg, Germany. International Holocaust Remembrance Day will take place on January 27. The Sachsenhausen facility was the main concentration camp near Berlin, used by the Nazis starting in 1936 initially for political prisoners, then later also for Jews and other religious minorities, homosexuals and Soviet prisoners of war. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 27: People visit the Yad Vashem museum to see the exhibition and commemorate International Holocaust day on January 27, 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of people will come together today to remember and honour the millions killed in the Holocaust and mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops on 27th January, 1945. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis during WWII and whilst it is impossible to put an exact figure on the death toll it is alleged that over a million people lost their lives in the camp, the majority of whom were Jewish. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 27: People visit the Yad Vashem museum to see the exhibition and commemorate International Holocaust day on January 27, 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of people will come together today to remember and honour the millions killed in the Holocaust and mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops on 27th January, 1945. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis during WWII and whilst it is impossible to put an exact figure on the death toll it is alleged that over a million people lost their lives in the camp, the majority of whom were Jewish. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
ORANIENBURG, GERMANY - JANUARY 25: The memorial monument at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial on January 25, 2019 in Oranienburg, Germany. International Holocaust Remembrance Day will take place on January 27. The Sachsenhausen facility was the main concentration camp near Berlin, used by the Nazis starting in 1936 initially for political prisoners, then later also for Jews and other religious minorities, homosexuals and Soviet prisoners of war. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)
ORANIENBURG, GERMANY - JANUARY 25: Visitors walk past the monument at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial on January 25, 2019 in Oranienburg, Germany. International Holocaust Remembrance Day will take place on January 27. The Sachsenhausen facility was the main concentration camp near Berlin, used by the Nazis starting in 1936 initially for political prisoners, then later also for Jews and other religious minorities, homosexuals and Soviet prisoners of war. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)
ORANIENBURG, GERMANY - JANUARY 25: A visitor walks past a watch tower at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial on January 25, 2019 in Oranienburg, Germany. International Holocaust Remembrance Day will take place on January 27. The Sachsenhausen facility was the main concentration camp near Berlin, used by the Nazis starting in 1936 initially for political prisoners, then later also for Jews and other religious minorities, homosexuals and Soviet prisoners of war. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 27: People visit the Yad Vashem museum to see the exhibition and commemorate International Holocaust day on January 27, 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of people will come together today to remember and honour the millions killed in the Holocaust and mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops on 27th January, 1945. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis during WWII and whilst it is impossible to put an exact figure on the death toll it is alleged that over a million people lost their lives in the camp, the majority of whom were Jewish. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
ORANIENBURG, GERMANY - JANUARY 25: The main gate at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial on January 25, 2019 in Oranienburg, Germany. International Holocaust Remembrance Day will take place on January 27. The Sachsenhausen facility was the main concentration camp near Berlin, used by the Nazis starting in 1936 initially for political prisoners, then later also for Jews and other religious minorities, homosexuals and Soviet prisoners of war. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 27: People visit the Yad Vashem museum to see the exhibition and commemorate International Holocaust day on January 27, 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of people will come together today to remember and honour the millions killed in the Holocaust and mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops on 27th January, 1945. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis during WWII and whilst it is impossible to put an exact figure on the death toll it is alleged that over a million people lost their lives in the camp, the majority of whom were Jewish. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
ORANIENBURG, GERMANY - JANUARY 25: A gate with the inscription "Work Sets You Free" at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial on January 25, 2019 in Oranienburg, Germany. International Holocaust Remembrance Day will take place on January 27. The Sachsenhausen facility was the main concentration camp near Berlin, used by the Nazis starting in 1936 initially for political prisoners, then later also for Jews and other religious minorities, homosexuals and Soviet prisoners of war. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 27: People visit the Yad Vashem museum to see the exhibition and commemorate International Holocaust day on January 27, 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of people will come together today to remember and honour the millions killed in the Holocaust and mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops on 27th January, 1945. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis during WWII and whilst it is impossible to put an exact figure on the death toll it is alleged that over a million people lost their lives in the camp, the majority of whom were Jewish. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 27: People visit the Yad Vashem museum to see the exhibition and commemorate International Holocaust day on January 27, 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of people will come together today to remember and honour the millions killed in the Holocaust and mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops on 27th January, 1945. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis during WWII and whilst it is impossible to put an exact figure on the death toll it is alleged that over a million people lost their lives in the camp, the majority of whom were Jewish. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 27: People visit the Yad Vashem museum to see the exhibition and commemorate International Holocaust day on January 27, 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of people will come together today to remember and honour the millions killed in the Holocaust and mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops on 27th January, 1945. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis during WWII and whilst it is impossible to put an exact figure on the death toll it is alleged that over a million people lost their lives in the camp, the majority of whom were Jewish. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 27: People visit the Yad Vashem museum to see the exhibition and commemorate International Holocaust day on January 27, 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of people will come together today to remember and honour the millions killed in the Holocaust and mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops on 27th January, 1945. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis during WWII and whilst it is impossible to put an exact figure on the death toll it is alleged that over a million people lost their lives in the camp, the majority of whom were Jewish. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)