EJP | Holocaust Remembrance Day

	Thursday, May 17, 2012 25 Iyar, 5772

News

France

Germany

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

EU-Israel affairs

Voices

Culture

Week at a glance

News from outside of Europe

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

	Poettering: ‘Nazi crimes must always remain in the memory of future generations’ The President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Poettering, said the crimes committed by the Nazis 'must always remain in the memory of future generations as a warning sign against genocide, which must never occur again.'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country has a special responsibility to fight anti-Semitism.

On Monday, EU Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering will attend a special commemoration in the parliament premises.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that the "unimaginable suffering" of the Holocaust “must never be forgotten.”

More Holocaust Remembrance Day:

	Obama to honor Jan Karski for Holocaust warning
	Israel remembers Holocaust with 2 minute silence
	Dominique Strauss-Kahn: from high finance to sex arrest
	Israel pauses to mark Holocaust Day
	Netanyahu wants Iran condemned on Holocaust Day
	Yad Vashem and Google partner to preserve and share Holocaust archives
	Jerzy Buzek’s pledge: ‘We always will remember’ the Shoah

EU Commissioner: ‘no place for anti-Semitism in Europe, nor anywhere in the world.’ European Commission Vice-President Franco Frattini declared that "there is no place for anti-Semitism in Europe, nor anywhere in the world."		Croatian president: Facing WWII past key for the country's European path Croatian President Stipe Mesic said on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, that Croatia must face up to its WWII if it wants to fully integrate into Europe.

Day in history

1860: Launch of Universal Jewish Alliance
In defence of Jewish rights, considered the first modern Jewish organisation.

Today links

The re-launched longest running German-Jewish publication

Weekly selection of News

Don't miss our Weekly Selection of News !!!

Latest Articles

	Bahrain’s Ambassador to the US: ‘Iran is a threat to the whole region’
	Former PM Laurent Fabius becomes Foreign Minister in new French government under President Hollande
	European Neighborhood Policy: EU’s ‘recommendations’ to Israel
	Greek neo-Nazi leader denies existence of gas chambers
	At Brussels meeting, Italy and Holland intervened to moderate language of strongly critical EU statement on Israel: newspaper
	France’s new President vows ‘to fight racism and anti-Semitism’
	EU ministers opt to sanction Syrian regime for the 15th time amid continuing violence against civilians