Honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Chicago area

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Holocaust Remembrance Day is being honored at the Illinois Holocaust Museum.

The museum, located at 9603 Woods Drive in Skokie, is offering free admission Friday. 

The international day of remembrance on Jan. 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. This annual day of commemoration honors the 6 million Jewish victims and millions of other victims of the Holocaust.

Among the museum's exhibits are The Journey Back: A VR Experience and Survivors Stories Experience Holographic Theater experience. They are no additional cost, but tickets must be reserved.    

Kelley Szany of the Illinois Holocaust Museum said this remembrance day comes at a time when Anti-Semitism is on the rise. 

"We collectively as a society, both Jewish and non Jewish, need to come together and rally and let our leader know and our community members know that this type of hatred cannot stand today," Szany said. 

In the video below, CBS 2 photojournalist Tim Viste brings us the message that museum staff says we should never forget.