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International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of Holocaust in Vilnius

BC, Vilnius, 27.01.2015.Print version

On 26 January 2015, Foreign Deputy Minister Neris Germanas participated the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust held by the Lithuanian Jewish (Litvak) community. He noted that by commemorating this day we remember those who have survived, bow our heads and pay grateful homage to those who saved the Jews and once again confirm our determination to make sure that such tragedy would never happen again, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports LETA/ELTA.

 

The memory of the Holocaust is inseparable from investigations of the tragedy causes that shook the fundamentals of our civilisation, from developing tolerance and respect by precluding superstitions, anti-Semitism and hatred, according to Neris Germanas. Lithuania is a member of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) and participates in international programmes to fight anti-Semitism. Lithuanian Government consistently implements the programme of absolute intolerance of anti-Semitism. As many as 98 Tolerance-development Centres operate in Lithuania, teaching about Holocaust is included into the syllabus of the 5, 6, 10 and 12 form pupils, separate courses are taught in higher education institutions. Museums and libraries around Lithuania arrange regular exhibitions of Lithuanian Jewish history and cultural heritage. National Memorial Day to commemorate the Genocide of the Lithuanian Jews is marked all over Lithuania on 23 September. The reconstruction of the Paneriai Memorial Museum, a subsidiary of National Vilnius Gaon Jewish Museum, has begun.

 

In 2005, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a Decision to declare the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust on the 27th of January, and two years later a Resolution (61/255) was adopted to condemn Holocaust denial.





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