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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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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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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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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and Poland, which both suffered Soviet occupation and then decades of Soviet domination during the Cold War, have withdrawn from the commemoration in Israel because of the prominent role to be played by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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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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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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#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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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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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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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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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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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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