Today—on International Holocaust Remembrance Day—we remember the six million Jews, and the Roma and Sinti, Slavs, disabled persons, LGBTQ+ individuals, and many others, murdered by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.

In honoring those whose lives were taken as well as those who survived the Shoah, we reaffirm our commitment to combatting anti-Semitism, bigotry, and evil everywhere it exists.

And we pledge to stay vigilant and teach our children, and their children, the truth about the horrors of the Holocaust, so that we never forgot—and we always ensure, “never again.”

When Douglas and I visited Yad Vashem in Israel a few years ago, it was a powerful reminder of what happens when we fail to confront evil, but also of the resilience and triumph of the Jewish people.

President Biden and I will continue to stand up to hatred in all forms and do everything we can to prevent future genocide. This is a moral obligation, and one that will help us build a safer, more secure world.