13 April 2026 00:00 UTC · The White House · White House Statement · Source · Email X Link

The White House commemorates Holocaust victims and vows action

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Remembers more than 6 million Jewish victims and other targeted groups
Establishes Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism; directs Department of Justice to pursue and prosecute threats

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The White House remembers the more than 6 million Jewish lives and other groups murdered in the Holocaust.
The White House says it established the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism to bolster coordination across federal agencies.
The White House directs the Department of Justice to pursue those who threaten or harm Jewish Americans and to prosecute terrorism against the Jewish people.

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During the Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust, our Nation remembers the more than 6 million innocent Jewish lives taken in one of the most horrific atrocities and worst acts of anti-Semitism in human history; we commemorate the Roma and Sinti, Slavic and Polish people, persons with disabilities, Soviet prisoners of war, Jehovah’s Witnesses, people targeted for their sexual orientation, and countless others who were victims of the Holocaust; and we renew our unwavering commitment to ensuring that such evil is vanquished forever. On Yom HaShoah, we recall the horrors Nazi Germany inflicted across Europe during the harrowing years of the Second World War, where men, women, and children of many backgrounds were subjected to vicious acts of persecution, degradation, and death by methods beyond comprehension. Yet, in the midst of this unfathomable darkness, the resilience of the human spirit endured. From the outset of my Administration, I have taken decisive action to defend the God-given worth of every human being. By establishing the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, my Administration is bolstering coordination across federal agencies in an effort to prevent acts of hatred and violence in our streets and on our college campuses that were allowed to spread under my predecessor. I am directing the Department of Justice to relentlessly pursue those who threaten or harm Jewish Americans, and we will not stop until every case of terrorism perpetrated against the Jewish people is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. As our Nation marks these Days of Remembrance, we honor the memory of all who were murdered and vow to never forget the victims of the Holocaust—the most heinous violation of human dignity in the history of the world. Together, we reaffirm our solemn obligation to stand guard against antisemitism in every form and carry forward the enduring legacy of the more than 6 million innocent souls of the Holocaust with vigilance and unwavering resolve. May the memories of all who perished forever be a blessing.

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