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He Museum of Memory and Tolerance Mexico City remembered this Friday Holocaust victimsanything “unthinkable”, what was “intended” and that 79 years later, “it’s still not clear,” according to
He Museum of Memory and Tolerance Mexico City remembered this Friday Holocaust victimsanything “unthinkable”, what was “intended” and that 79 years later, “it’s still not clear,” according to the organization’s vice president, Millie Cohen.
At the event within International Holocaust Remembrance Daywhich is celebrated every year on January 27, Cohen praised the museum’s commitment to “nurturing values and historical memory.” create a “culture of peace” and fight oblivion.
“We must not forget that the unthinkable has been conceived, the unimaginable has been imagined, the unthinkable has been conceived and the impossible has been possible, but the unthinkable is still the unknowable,” he said.
In his opinion, the Holocaust serves “moral compass”and also remember the “immense power of love” expressed by the so-called “Righteous Among the Nations”which during The Second World Warthey helped persecuted Jews Nazi Germany.
In fact, honoring the memory 79 years of genocide It featured a concert in which the grandchildren of Salvadoran diplomat and Righteous Among the Nations, José Arturo Castellanos, played instruments that belonged to victims or survivors.
Cohen emphasized “huge symbolism” and musical utensils, and their performers, descendants of “the one who saved 13 thousand Jewish lives during the Holocaust” while serving as Consul General in Geneva, although there are reports that this figure rises to 40,000.
This musical equipment belongs to the organization “Instruments of Hope”, which is dedicated to finding items related to this barbarity. “give a voice” to victimsand they will now become part of the museum’s collection.
One of the founders of the association, Miriam Feldmanstated in an interview with EFE that when these instruments with such historical heritage were played, he heard “suffering, but at the same time bravery, love and stories of survival.”
The German Ambassador to Mexico also took part in the pre-concert conference. Wolfgang Doldwho emphasized the importance of “reinventing the process of remembering again and again.”
He also referred to the decision international Court (ICJ) to take temporary measures in the Gaza Strip, such as ordering Israel to take all actions within its power to prevent acts of genocide.
Despite “full” support for the work of the International Court of Justice, He didn’t share part of his analysis.
“In our opinion, the crime of genocide includes a clear intent to destroy, which we cannot do at all recognize Israel’s legitimate defense“, argument.
On the other hand, the ambassador of a Jewish country to Mexico, Einat Kranzcondemned that the Holocaust was “the culmination of centuries of latent anti-Semitism” and warned that “this evil” continues to pose a danger to the world.
“This year, more than ever, International Day (…) should serve as a strong reminder of what can happen to a world that I kept my arms crossed“, he decreed.
Finally, Cohen warned that “The Holocaust and its educational tools” are very important because of “resurgence of polarization and violence against those who are different.”
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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