Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp
A large number of survivors gather in Auschwitz and Birkenau
memorial camps in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the worst
act of hatred and inhumanity that hit the world in Germany during the Hitler’s
reign of terror.
The lucky ones that were
liberated by the Soviet forces that graced the occasion warned the world
against the repeat of the carnage. They generally condemned the crime.
To Ronald S Lauder, president
of the World Jewish Congress, the Jews are still persecuted in Europe!
"Jews
are targeted in Europe once again because they are Jews...
"Once
again young Jewish boys are afraid to wear yarmulkes [skullcaps] on the streets
of Paris, Budapest, London and even Berlin," he said.
A
giant canopy has been erected over the brick railway house where Jews were
sorted between those that would be used for forced labour to those that were to
be killed in the gas chamber, for the commemoration.
The
occasion attracted survivors including Jews, Roma (Gypsies) and Russian
prisoners; most of whom were children in 1945.
Candles
were lit in honour of the victims. In Russia, Vladimir Putin, president of
Russia and Berel Lazzar, the Russian Chief Rabbi performed the candle ritual
too in the honour of the victims.
Russians
also laid wreaths and flowers along the Berlin railway in the spirit of the
anniversary.
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