January 27 is the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, which was established 17 years ago by the UN.
This Thursday is the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust and Israeli authorities in Ecuador held a virtual ceremony together with survivors who reside in the country.
According to what was mentioned in the act, activities are carried out around the world on this day and in Ecuador the theme on which the ceremony focused was “Transportation to extermination”.
For this reason, six survivors lit candles in memory of the six million (of all ages, from children to the elderly) Jews who died in World War II at the hands of the Nazi regime.
Israel’s ambassador to Ecuador, Zeev Harel, who is the son of Holocaust survivors, said it is very important to remember what happened so that such a crime is not committed again.
“Remembering the holocaust is a crucial way to remember our responsibility as human beings to fight against racism and intolerance,” said Harel.
Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín participated in the event and pointed out that human life and dignity must be protected at all costs.
“What happened yesterday must never be repeated. It is a duty to promote respect, equality and human rights. Anti-Semitism and hate remain latent, education can prevent hate,” he said. Holguin.
On behalf of the Government of Ecuador, the Minister of Education, María Brown, also participated. In addition to Lena Savelli, resident coordinator of the UN System in Ecuador; Julio Carranza, director of UNESCO in Quito; the German ambassador in Ecuador, Philipp Schauer, and the president of the Ecuadorian Jewish Community, Daniel Leszcz.
The International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust was established by the UN General Assembly in 2005 and was chosen on January 27 because on that date in 1945 the Soviet army liberated the largest Nazi extermination camp, in Auschwitz- Birkenau, in Poland. (I)
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