WJC hosts first-ever seminar series on Holocaust memory and antisemitism for UN
Geneva and UNESCO diplomats and ambassadors

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January 24, 2020
[[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]]WJC President Ronald S. Lauder to address Holocaust survivors, dignitaries at
75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

President Lauder will address guests on behalf of the Pillars of Remembrance,
and private donors who support the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation and its mission
to preserve the authenticity of the memorial site. President Lauder will
highlight the need for Holocaust education and the significance of preserving
the artifacts and structures that remain.
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[[link removed]]World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder: Holocaust survivors will soon
be gone. Now it’s up to us to speak out against hate. | The New York Jewish Week

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder writes "[a]s a Jew, I am
frightened by how the world looks in 2020. The rate of increase of antisemitic
crimes in the United States and abroad should frighten every citizen,
everywhere, whether they live in a community with a large Jewish population or
not. We all have a responsibility to sound the alarm in order to prevent further
violence and vitriol because left unchecked, we know all too well the horrors
that threaten. We must prevent history from repeating itself."
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[[link removed]]Auschwitz survivors dwindle as the 75th anniversary arrives. | The New York
Times

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder, who will deliver a keynote
address at the January 27 commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the
liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, is quoted by The New York Times as saying that
“[a]lmost half the survivors have died in the last five years.” The piece
highlights Mr. Lauder’s more than three decades of involvement in conservation
efforts at Auschwitz and quotes Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Director Piotr
Cywinski as saying that Mr. Lauder’s conservation efforts have been essential in
battling those who distort or deny what had taken place here.
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[[link removed]]Auschwitz was liberated 75 years ago. But politics are complicating the
celebration | Los Angeles Times

The presidents of Lithuania and Poland, which both suffered Soviet occupation
and then decades of Soviet domination during the Cold War, have withdrawn from
the commemoration in Israel because of the prominent role to be played by
Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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[[link removed]]On liberation anniversary, Auschwitz survivors in their own words and photos |
The Forward

On January 27, Angela Orosz Richt will join more than 200 Holocaust survivors,
as well as numerous heads of state, at the death camp where more than 1.1
million people were murdered, 90% of them Jews. That United Nations designated
that date International Holocaust Memorial Day precisely because it’s the
anniversary of the camp’s liberation by the Soviets. This place of genocide has
become a symbol of the Holocaust, with more Jews killed here than in any other
Nazi death camp.
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[[link removed]]WJC’s Russian and EuroAsian affiliates unveil Candle of Remembrance in
Jerusalem, honoring the heroes and victims of the Leningrad siege

Russian Jewish Congress President Yuri Kanner, who is also President of the
World Jewish Congress-Russian Federation and a WJC Vice President, hailed the
monument as “new evidence that the sacrifices and achievements of our people in
the fight against Nazism are remembered and appreciated far beyond the borders
of Russia.”
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[[link removed]]#WeRemember is not just a campaign, it’s a mindset | Op-ed by Romy Ronen

The World Jewish Congress #WeRemember campaign is an example of how a hashtag
can be so important and powerful, so meaningful and impactful, and so easy to
participate with the click of button. This is a campaign that all individuals
can and should support Jews and non-Jews alike.

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[[link removed]]Chelsea Football Club joins WJC’s annual #WeRemember campaign

The Chelsea Football Club’s participation in the campaign comes shortly after
the club announced that it will officially adopt the International Holocaust
Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, becoming the
first sports team in the world to do so. The definition has been adopted or
endorsed by 18 countries, including the United Kingdom, at a time when
antisemitism is on the rise around the world.
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[[link removed]]WJC hosts first-ever seminar series on Holocaust memory and antisemitism for UN
Geneva and UNESCO diplomats and ambassadors

The first seminar took place on January 15 at the Maison d’Izieu, with the
participation of approximately 30 diplomats; On January 20, in partnership with
the Shoah Memorial in Paris, the WJC welcomed some 35 ambassadors and diplomats
for a second workshop aimed at taking a deeper look at the issues under
discussion, co-sponsored together with UNESCO, the missions of Germany and
France to UNESCO, and the Representative Council of Jews in France.
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[[link removed]]WJC President Lauder welcomes Swedish Prime Minister Löfven’s public pledge to
combat antisemitism and endorsement of IHRA definition with examples

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder said that “Sweden’s endorsement of the
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s universal working definition of
antisemitism and its examples, which originated with the Stockholm Declaration
of 2000, is an important step forward as we strive to address this global
epidemic through a network of committed partners from around the world."
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[[link removed]]Artists pay tribute to Holocaust as International Holocaust Remembrance Day
nears

In more than 150 municipalities across the Netherlands, Dutch artist Daan
Roosegaarde will install a light display, entitled, “Light of Life,” featuring
stones illuminated via light display. Separately, German artist Gunter Demnig
will install 34 cobblestone memorials at various locations throughout Rome this
week.
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[[link removed]] [[link removed]]The 2020 #WeRemember Campaign for International Holocaust Remembrance Day -
Tova's story

As part of the the World Jewish Congress #WeRemember Campaign for International
Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2020, Holocaust survior Tova Friedman
shares her story.


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