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Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Joe Biden on Thursday decried continued manifestations of antisemitism and hatred in the United States, including at a synagogue hostage standoff earlier this month.

“From the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, to a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, we are continually and painfully reminded that hate doesn’t go away; it only hides. And it falls to each of us to speak out against the resurgence of antisemitism and ensure that bigotry and hate receive no safe harbor, at home and around the world,” he said in a statement from the White House.

Biden called for better education to counter efforts to distort and deny the Holocaust, noting an Israel-led resolution on the matter that was approved by the UN General Assembly last week.

“We must teach accurately about the Holocaust and push back against attempts to ignore, deny, distort, and revise history — as we did this month, when the United States co-sponsored a UN resolution that charged the international community with combating Holocaust denial through education,” he said.

“We must continue to pursue justice for survivors and their families. And we must ensure that aging survivors have access to the services they need to live out their lives in dignity,” he added.