Because
of this event, there was a memorial evening in the House of Literature
in Moscow. The Evening was organized by the Russian Research and
Educational Center, the Embassy of the State of Israel and other Jewish
organizations in Moscow.
Next to a deputy of the ministry of foreign affairs the head of the
Russian Holocaust Center, Alla Gerber spoke about the tragedy of the
20th century, about the fact, that the world kept silent while millions
of people lost their lives and that it should always be remembered.
The ambassador of Israel, Anna Asari read excerpts of the book of
Lizzie Doron. In this book Doron writes about her mother, a survivor of
the holocaust. Asari dedicated a special part of her speech to the
Righteous among the Nations.
Furthermore, a deputy of the German Embassy held a speech and
underlined the position of Germany. “We definitely stand against any
kind of Anti-Semitism or Holocaust-denying. We will go on campaigning
the aim, that every Jew should have the opportunity to live a life in
peace in Israel. My country will go on speaking up against any kind of
suppression or Racism.”
In the end of the event there was the award ceremony for the 7th
international competition for pupils and students under the topic
“lessons from the Holocaust – ways to tolerance”. The ceremony was
accompanied by a member of the UNESCO as well as a member of the Simon
Wiesenthal Center. The winners of the competition will present their
works in Paris at the UNESCO this year.