New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will fly to Poland to attend the 75th anniversary commemoration of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, he announced Saturday.

Cuomo, a Democrat, will join leaders from around the world at Monday�s ceremony marking the anniversary of the Jan. 27, 1945 liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops.

�The people of New York will never forget the unspeakable Nazi atrocities perpetrated against the Jews, and by participating in this ceremony on behalf of New York State, I will stand tall in honor of the six million Jewish victims of the Shoah,� Cuomo said in a statement, using the Hebrew word for the Holocaust that means �catastrophe.�

Cuomo noted that the anniversary comes amid a rash of anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York and across the country including a last month�s stabbing at a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey, New York.

Cuomo has proposed several measures in response to the increase in hate crimes, including legislation mandating that every student visit a museum that covers topics related to the Holocaust as part of a curriculum on diversity and tolerance.

Tomorrow I'll depart for Poland to represent NY at the commemoration of the 75th anniv of Auschwitz�s liberation & honor the 6 million victims of the Shoah.

After a wave of anti-Semitic attacks, it's more important than ever to show our solidarity & renew our vow to #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/OYFcHYulHL

— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) January 25, 2020

(AP)