US President Donald Trump called on the people of the United States to observe Holocaust Remembrance Day, the president said in a White House statement on Wednesday.
“During these Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust, we reflect upon the dark affront to human dignity posed by Nazis. We cherish the eternal memories of all those whose lives were lost to the deadly scourge of anti-Semitism,” Trump wrote.
“Above all, we vow to never forget the atrocities of the Holocaust. We declare that never again means now.”
He added that the White House was committed to preserving the stories of those murdered in the Holocaust, adding that the “price to humanity of the lives lost during the Shoah can never be fully grasped or understood.”
However, he also wrote that “even in the wake of the Holocaust, a self-determined Jewish homeland rose from the ashes as the modern State of Israel.”
High levels of antisemtism in the US
In the official White House statement, Trump acknowledged that antisemitism in the US is at an all-time high and discussed the steps his administration is taking to combat it.
“Nearly every day following the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Jewish Americans were threatened on our streets and in our public square — a reminder that the poison of antisemitism tragically still exists,” Trump wrote, adding that his administration is “proudly upholding the basic truth that antisemitism has no place in a civilized society. “
“As President, I signed an Executive Order directing the Federal Government to use all available and appropriate legal tools to combat the explosion of antisemitic harassment in our schools and on college campuses — including through the removal of resident aliens who violate our laws. We are also steadfastly committed to investigating and swiftly punishing all antisemitic discrimination in leftist, anti-American colleges and universities.”
The president ended his statement by asking Americans to observe Holocaust Remembrance Day and pay tribute to the victims.
“I do hereby ask the people of the United States to observe the Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust from April 20 through April 27, 2025, and the solemn anniversary of the liberation of Nazi death camps with appropriate study, prayers, and commemoration and to honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution by remembering the lessons of this atrocity so that it is never repeated.”
