Georgian President, PM pay tribute to Holocaust victims
Nazi Germany murdered six million Jews, around two-thirds of Europe’s Jews, between 1941 and 1945. Photo: Auschwitz Memorial Museum/Twitter
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili and Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust, the World War II genocide of European Jews.
President Zurabishvili said "we will never forget the tragedy of the Holocaust".
#YomHaShoah reminds us one of human history’s most shameful moments. We will #NeverForget the tragedy of the Holocaust and it is our generation’s responsibility to make sure that the crimes that took place never happen again. #NeverAgain
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) April 21, 2020
PM Gakharia also condemned anti-Semitism:
Today we pay tribute to the millions of murdered during the #Holocaust & all who fell victim to Nazi atrocities #NeverAgain. We condemn anti-Semitism with all forms of hatred & intolerance. Remembering deceased, honoring survivors & refugees #YomHaShoah.
— Giorgi Gakharia (@GakhariaGiorgi) April 21, 2020
Nazi Germany murdered six million Jews, around two-thirds of Europe’s Jews, between 1941 and 1945.
#YomHashoah We remember about the history and the human tragedy of #Auschwitz in order to create better, safer and more responsible #future.
— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) April 20, 2020
Think: "What can I do to make our world a better & safer place."
And start doing it.
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