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Yad Vashem Condemns Russia's Genocide Day, Omits Jewish Victims

1/9/2026

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Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust remembrance center, criticized Russia for establishing April 19 as the Day of Remembrance for the Genocide of the Soviet People, omitting Jewish victims.
Vladimir Putin (president of Russia) signed the law on December 29, 2025, effective 2026.
The Russian Foreign Ministry justified the date by citing a 1943 decree on prosecuting Nazi war criminals.
Critics say the move erases the Jewish dimension of the Holocaust.

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Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust remembrance center, criticized Russia for establishing April 19 as the Day of Remembrance for the Genocide of the Soviet People, omitting Jewish victims.
Vladimir Putin (president of Russia) signed the law on December 29, 2025, effective 2026.
The Russian Foreign Ministry justified the date by citing a 1943 decree on prosecuting Nazi war criminals.
Critics say the move erases the Jewish dimension of the Holocaust.