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STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON YOM HASHOAH
ARMENPRESS
APRIL 20, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS: US president Barack Obama delievered a
speech on Holocaust Remembrance Day, reports Armenpress citing White
House press center. 'On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, I join people
of all faiths across the United States, in Israel and around the world
in paying tribute to all who suffered in the Shoah-a horrific crime
without parallel in human history. We honor the memory of six million
innocent men, women and children who were sent to their deaths simply
because of their Jewish faith. We stand in awe of those who fought
back, in the ghettos and in the camps, against overwhelming odds. And
in the year of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg,
we are humbled by the rescuers who refused to be bystanders to evil.
On this day, and all days, we must do more than remember. We
must resolve that "never again" is more than an empty slogan. As
individuals, we must guard against indifference in our hearts and
recognize ourselves in our fellow human beings. As societies, we
must stand against ignorance and anti-Semitism, including those who
try to deny the Holocaust. As nations, we must do everything we can
to prevent and end atrocities in our time. This is the work I will
advance when I join survivors and their families at the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum on Monday. This must be the work of us all,
as nations and peoples who cherish the dignity of every human being'.
From: Baghdasarian
ARMENPRESS
APRIL 20, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS: US president Barack Obama delievered a
speech on Holocaust Remembrance Day, reports Armenpress citing White
House press center. 'On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, I join people
of all faiths across the United States, in Israel and around the world
in paying tribute to all who suffered in the Shoah-a horrific crime
without parallel in human history. We honor the memory of six million
innocent men, women and children who were sent to their deaths simply
because of their Jewish faith. We stand in awe of those who fought
back, in the ghettos and in the camps, against overwhelming odds. And
in the year of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg,
we are humbled by the rescuers who refused to be bystanders to evil.
On this day, and all days, we must do more than remember. We
must resolve that "never again" is more than an empty slogan. As
individuals, we must guard against indifference in our hearts and
recognize ourselves in our fellow human beings. As societies, we
must stand against ignorance and anti-Semitism, including those who
try to deny the Holocaust. As nations, we must do everything we can
to prevent and end atrocities in our time. This is the work I will
advance when I join survivors and their families at the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum on Monday. This must be the work of us all,
as nations and peoples who cherish the dignity of every human being'.
From: Baghdasarian