The Holocaust forum, marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, has opened with an address by Israel’s President, Reuven Rivlin.
“This is a historic gathering, not only for Israel and the Jewish People, but for all humanity,” Rivlin said. “This evening as we remember the victims of the Holocaust, and World War Two, we also mark the victory of freedom and human dignity.”
Dozens of world leaders attended the event at Yad Vashem remembrance centre.
Dignitaries to the memorial event in Jerusalem include HRH Prince of Wales, Vladimir Putin, US Vice President Mike Pence, French President Emmanuel Macron, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the presidents of Bulgaria, Romania, Finland, Georgia, Cyprus and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Auschwitz was at the centre of the Nazi campaign to eradicate Europe’s Jewish population. Six million Jewish people died in the Holocaust.
When soviet forces liberated the camp on 27 January 1945, only a few thousand survivors were found in the camp, along with hundreds of thousands of clothes and several tonnes of human hair.
One million Jewish people were murdered at Auschwitz. Jews from all across Nazi-controlled Europe made up the vast majority of the victims.
HRH Prince of Wales issued an eloquent warning in his address. He called that the lesson of hatred in this page oh history should inform tolerance in this day and age.
“The holocaust was an appalling human tragedy. But it was also a universal human tragedy.”
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StandfirstThe Fifth World Holocaust Forum is the largest diplomatic event in Israel's history
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HeadlineWorlds leaders gather in Jerusalem to mark 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
Short HeadlineLeaders mark 75th Auschwitz liberation anniversary
StandfirstThe Fifth World Holocaust Forum is the largest diplomatic event in Israel's history.
The Holocaust forum, marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, has opened with an address by Israel’s President, Reuven Rivlin.
“This is a historic gathering, not only for Israel and the Jewish People, but for all humanity,” Rivlin said. “This evening as we remember the victims of the Holocaust, and World War Two, we also mark the victory of freedom and human dignity.”
Dignitaries to the memorial event in Jerusalem include HRH Prince of Wales, Vladimir Putin, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the presidents of Bulgaria, Romania, Finland, Georgia, Cyprus and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Auschwitz was at the centre of the Nazi campaign to eradicate Europe’s Jewish population. Six million Jewish people died in the Holocaust.
When soviet forces liberated the camp on 27 January 1945, only a few thousand survivors were found in the camp, along with hundreds of thousands of clothes and several tonnes of human hair.
One million Jewish people were murdered at Auschwitz. Jews from all across Nazi-controlled Europe made up the vast majority of the victims.
HRH Prince of Wales issued an eloquent warning in his address. He called that the lesson of hatred in this page oh history should inform tolerance in this day and age.
“The holocaust was an appalling human tragedy. But it was also a universal human tragedy.”
The Holocaust forum, marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, has opened with an address by Israel’s President, Reuven Rivlin.
“This is a historic gathering, not only for Israel and the Jewish People, but for all humanity,” Rivlin said. “This evening as we remember the victims of the Holocaust, and World War Two, we also mark the victory of freedom and human dignity.”
Dozens of world leaders attended the event at Yad Vashem remembrance centre.
Dignitaries to the memorial event in Jerusalem include HRH Prince of Wales, Vladimir Putin, US Vice President Mike Pence, French President Emmanuel Macron, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the presidents of Bulgaria, Romania, Finland, Georgia, Cyprus and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Auschwitz was at the centre of the Nazi campaign to eradicate Europe’s Jewish population. Six million Jewish people died in the Holocaust.
When soviet forces liberated the camp on 27 January 1945, only a few thousand survivors were found in the camp, along with hundreds of thousands of clothes and several tonnes of human hair.
One million Jewish people were murdered at Auschwitz. Jews from all across Nazi-controlled Europe made up the vast majority of the victims.
HRH Prince of Wales issued an eloquent warning in his address. He called that the lesson of hatred in this page oh history should inform tolerance in this day and age.
“The holocaust was an appalling human tragedy. But it was also a universal human tragedy.”
