The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, warned today that “nothing” justifies anti-Semitism and advocated building a European Union (EU) lfree of racism and discrimination, in a message by International Holocaust Remembrance Dayin which he said that “it is never again now.”
Today The 79th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp is commemorated Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The statement from the president of the European Commission
In a statement to mark the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, which will be tomorrow, Von Der Leyen pointed out that “after the despicable Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel on October 7, 2023, The Holocaust has taken on a new meaning” and He lamented that “European Jews are once again living in fear.”
“He unprecedented increase in anti-Semitic acts that we have seen throughout Europe It reminds us of the darkest moment in our history. However, what is different now is that we all support Jewish communities. There is no place for anti-Semitic hatred, especially here in Europe. And there is no justification for anti-Semitism,” she assured.
How to continue remembering Holocaust survivors
He added that while the last Holocaust survivors are dying it is necessary to find new ways to remember them and implement new teaching methods
“Places of memory must be safeguarded and serve educational and souvenir purposes,” the diplomat promoted.
“It is our duty, as Europeans, to build a European Union free of anti-Semitism and any form of racism and discrimination. If Europe fails the Jews, it will have failed us all,” Von der Leyen stated.
The words of the president of the European Parliament against the deniers
Yesterday, the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsolastressed that the European Parliament “is not a place for indifference” and “raises its voice” against deniers, during a special session for the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
After warning that “the complicit silence of many made the Nazi horrors possible,” He stressed that “Parliament is not a place for indifference: we raise our voices against Holocaust deniers, against misinformation and against violence.”
He International Holocaust Remembrance Daycelebrated every January 27, was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005 to commemorate the 1945 liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Source: Ambito
