The memory of the victims of the Holocaust is dedicated to ...
The International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is celebrated annually on January 27, was established by the decision of the UN General Assembly on November 1, 2005 (Resolution No. 60/7). "The Holocaust, which resulted in the extermination of one-third of the Jews and countless others of other nationalities, will always serve as a warning to all people of the dangers inherent in hatred, bigotry, racism and prejudice," said the UN General Assembly Resolution of 2005, which introduced a memorable date. On January 27, 1945, the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front liberated one of the largest Nazi death camps - Auschwitz-Birkenau. During the Second World War, 6 million Jews became victims of the Nazi policy of extermination of peoples and groups that the Nazis considered a "threat" or "inferior". About 1.5 million of them came from the territory of modern Ukraine.
"However, the last year of Russia's war against Ukraine clearly testified that the passive memory of the crimes of genocide is not a safeguard against their repetition. At a minimum, active reflection and dialogue is needed to promote ongoing awareness among at least a significant portion of society of how the mechanisms of social aggression operate. And also – attention on the part of international institutions to systemic violations of human rights by authoritarian regimes, so as not to be blinded and caught off guard by the fact that the misanthropic ideology has been wrapped in a new, non-obvious, wrapper. And of course, it is impossible to prevent the recurrence of genocides in the future without decisive and fair condemnation and punishment of the organizers and perpetrators of such crimes today. And without readiness to act in anticipation," the Institute of National Remembrance notes.
"Jewish Hesed "Bnei Azriel" ICF is concerned about those who survived the events of the Second World War. We continue to worry and help the victims, displaced persons and those who are still in difficult life circumstances. As a sign of support for the worldwide action of remembrance, a flash mob #WeRemember took place in our club and the foundation, as well as a demonstration of a documentary film about the tragedy of the Holocaust.
The NGO "Association of Jews - Former Prisoners of Ghettos and Nazi Concentration Camps" joined the event. In his video address, the honored scientist and technology worker of Ukraine, laureate of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine award, chairman of the above-mentioned association, BORIS ZABARKO, noted the importance of the unceasing struggle against all manifestations of Nazism and anti-Semitism and lit a memorial candle. And we, in turn, lit candles in our club. Ilya Buzunov, the PR manager of the "Joint" MGO, and Petro Kamenev, the Secretary of the "Association of Jews - Former Prisoners of the Ghetto and Nazi Concentration Camps", addressed the audience with words of remembrance and support. At the end of the event, the participants of the action exchanged opinions about the need to hold such meetings with the younger generation of Ukrainians. The destruction of ethnic groups must not be repeated again in human history.
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