Hate of any kind will not be tolerated in our community. Chicago’s Commission on Human Relations reported that hate crimes are up in our own city by 71%, and most of the crimes are targeting Jews. “Anti-Semitism and hate speech are on the rise across the nation and the world. Unchecked hate, ignorance, and nationalism resulted in one of the greatest genocides in human history. We also honor the millions of innocent victims who perished alongside them – Roma, Slavs, disabled persons, LGBTQ+ individuals, and others systematically murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators.
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“Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, serves as a time for us to reflect on how to fulfill the promise of ‘Never Again.’ Today, we remember the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member on the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement in observation of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day: We have a duty to preserve the memory of all the victims and their suffering. We owe it to those who perished in the Holocaust, we owe it to the survivors, and we owe it to our future generations.WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Today and in the years to come, we remain stronger than ever in our commitment to never forget. The first-ever EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish Life (2021-2030) contains several provisions on combatting Antisemitism inside and outside the EU and on supporting Holocaust remembrance, including the creation of a European research hub on contemporary antisemitism. We are will continue to advance our work to fight holocaust denial both within the EU, abroad as well as in the multilateral arena: On 20 January 2022, the UN adopted a resolution on Holocaust denial and distortion, co-sponsored by all EU Member States. This is even more important today with the passing of survivors of the Holocaust. Most of those who witnessed and survived the horrors of World War II and had the clearest memories of the Holocaust are no longer with us.Īntisemitism and Holocaust denial are incompatible with universal values. It is the best tool to fight intolerance, bigotry and to ensure that the message of “Never Again” reverberates throughout future generations. With the spread of mis- and disinformation and with many world leaders scapegoating minorities, the education of younger generations about the Holocaust is the best antidote. Victims should never be forgotten. Every State around the world should honour all victims of the Holocaust, condemn Holocaust denial and distortion, and develop education programmes to help prevent genocides from happening ever again. No one should ever forget the atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis. Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Elie Wiesel stated: “ To forget would not only be dangerous but offensive to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time”. On the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the EU commemorates the six millions Jews, and members from other targeted groups who were brutally and systematically murdered during the Shoah: the greatest tragedy in human history.
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