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In remarks delivered during the Holocaust remembrance ceremony, Herzog framed the October 7 assault as inspired by Nazi ideology and connected the attack to a broader surge in antisemitism. He recounted the family story of Omer Neutra — an Israeli-American captured in the October 7 attacks — and said of the hostages, “Bring them back home now.” He told the assembly: “We will do our utmost to ensure it leads to the release of all hostages.”

Why it matters: Herzog used the commemorative platform both to memorialize Holocaust victims and to press the General Assembly and member states to act on the ongoing hostage situation and on what he described as a failure by some international institutions to confront terrorism and antisemitism.

Herzog accused some international bodies of bias, saying they have at times “blurred the distinction between good and evil” and risk creating “a distorted symmetry between the victim and the murderous monster.” He called on member states to “throw your weight, to ensure our hostages return to their homes, every single 1 of them, bring them back home now.”

Herzog said roughly “90 Israelis and foreign nationals remain in Hamas captivity” and that negotiators expected “6 more to be free this week,” as he urged General Assembly members and others to press for the hostages’ return. He also sharply criticized Iran’s leadership, saying it was “explicitly scheming and acting to destroy a fellow UN member state, the state of Israel,” and accused Iran of developing “weapons of mass destruction aimed at annihilating the only and 1 and only national home of the Jewish people.” Those statements were made as part of a speech that combined personal testimony, historical memory and political appeals.

During his remarks Herzog recited a prayer for the captives and recounted survivors’ stories and family histories, connecting the legacy of the Holocaust to present security concerns for Israelis and Jewish communities.

The president’s remarks were delivered within the commemorative event and did not trigger any formal votes or UN procedural actions during the session. His criticisms of member states and international institutions were statements of position attributed directly to the president and reported here as such.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Holocaust Memorial Ceremony 2025| United Nations","oneSentenceSummary","President Isaac Herzog used the UN commemoration to denounce the Oct. 7 attacks, urge the return of hostages and criticize international institutions he said have failed to confront antisemitism and terrorism.","taxTitle","United Nations","taxId",77382,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":56,"_72":56,"_73":56},6678092,"United Nations marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation; leaders warn of rising antisemitism",4552,445000,4997000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2154045-dcfc5dae381e697b531893c1d6f23084&start=445&end=4997","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2154045-dcfc5dae381e697b531893c1d6f23084/thumbnail_445000.jpg","/articles/6678092/United-Nations-marks-80th-anniversary-of-Auschwitz-liberation-leaders-warn-of-rising-antisemitism","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6678092-ce8448866bd10c350ad2ad49db51ac6f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197367&Signature=dFpOIAJqx68tzuo5zVvvT0VtktqT6w0ZXN5YVxYcZeVehtKxOatnPEWuNl-uDod2em4j4fZS2~ae6V6cNRwedu6BiG5hySijkdVZyokiP8wL~RgVQkWrg5nAPX3OtLdMTEPurBfDyStg~~xRfM6FhioC~ZrxnasqMcro1cPYXjgz1U0FDTPnW~69Za79F0Tl2L80eqKmlyEXBbqIEGH02B00QwItPquS2lwXg1vCWOUwT1sQqIw0sFCpnyO4wHTGtoO6Z4zWHAM~idfRaQhnWAVuOalB94xuYpkrXOPv5eCZCD44W3CCQ3sIBUwQEFWaEwaxv1WMG9O0DvrGFusdyQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The United Nations held an observance on Jan. 27, 2025, marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, with the secretary-general, the president of the General Assembly, ambassadors and Holocaust survivors calling for intensified education and action against antisemitism, denial and historical distortion.

The ceremony, opened by Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming, brought survivors, heads of state and permanent representatives to the General Assembly Hall to remember the victims and to press for renewed efforts to guard against hate. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world must “condemn antisemitism wherever and whenever it appears” and called for education to “combat lies, and speak the truth.”

Why it matters: speakers framed the commemoration as a test of international memory and institutions. Across remarks, officials warned that the same forces of hate and dehumanization that fueled the Holocaust are resurfacing in new forms — from denial and distortion to rising antisemitic attitudes — and urged states and institutions to take concrete steps to counter them.

Guterres told the assembly that the Holocaust’s history “is to understand how the Nazis were able to commit their heinous crimes with the complicity of others,” and said the United Nations must “promote education, combat lies, and speak the truth.” He recalled the postwar creation of international legal and human-rights frameworks and invoked the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide as foundations of those efforts.

Philemon Young, president of the 79th session of the General Assembly, said the commemoration “marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz Birkenau” and urged vigilance against “holocaust denial” and “the resurgence of hate speech, antisemitism, xenophobia, and discrimination.”

The U.S. representative, identified in the program as Ambassador Dorothy Shea, cited recent survey data from the Anti-Defamation League’s Global 100, saying it found “46% of adults harbor elevated levels of anti Semitic sentiment,” and noting the ADL’s estimate of roughly 2,200,000,000 people worldwide with elevated antisemitic attitudes. Shea urged member states to implement existing international guidelines and to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism.

Survivors and family witnesses framed remembrance as both personal testimony and a public warning. Survivor Marianne Muller described scenes from Budapest in 1944 and implored listeners: “This thing should never never happen again.” Dimitru Miklescu, a Roma survivor who said he was deported to camps in Transnistria, urged countries to include Roma history in national museums and curricula.

Representatives of regional blocs and member states also spoke. The European Union delegation reflected on European postwar unity as a response to the Holocaust and said remembrance must spur action “to keep fighting antisemitism and all other types of insidious discrimination.” The Russian Federation delegation emphasized the role of the Red Army in liberating Auschwitz and submitted a letter to the secretary-general documenting recent examples of “glorification of Nazis and their accomplices,” saying preservation of truth about the Holocaust is a shared duty.

Speakers repeatedly emphasized education, remembrance, and institutional action as countermeasures. The ceremony included musical and liturgical presentations and concluded with the lighting of memorial candles led by dignitaries and survivors.

The observance did not include formal votes or decisions; it was a commemorative session combining testimony, statements by officials, and cultural presentations.","Leaders at the United Nations commemorated the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau's liberation, recalled victims and survivors, and urged renewed efforts to combat antisemitism, Holocaust denial and distortion.","actionData","errors"]

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Israel’s president at UN links October 7 attacks to rise in antisemitism, urges return of hostages

United Nations marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation; leaders warn of rising antisemitism