January 27 is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The German Bundestag held a commemorative event on the same day to pay tribute to the victims of Nazism in World War II.
In addition to German President Steinmeier, German Chancellor Merkel, German Bundesrat President Hazelov and other high-level political circles, Jewish representatives living in Germany also attended the event.
In his speech on the 27th, Wolfgang Schäubleur, President of the Bundestag, warned of the threat of the emerging hatred ideology: “I have to admit that Germany’s ‘commemoration culture’ cannot stop the brazenness to distort or even deny history, nor can it stop living on campuses, Internet forums or conspiracy.
The new forms of racism and anti-Semitism in the Theory.” He stressed that the “culture of memory” must also keep pace with the times and develop new forms based on the core concepts of retaining collective responsibility and national self-positioning.
Schäuble pointed out that the anniversary was established to remind people of their responsibilities at all times.
He believes that better protection should be provided for the Jewish community living in Germany.
As a survivor of the Nazi Holocaust of World War II, Charlotte Knobrouch, 88-year-old chairman of the Cultural Foundation for Israel in Munich and Upper Bavaria, recalled her persecution experience as a child and his gradual integration into German society after the war, and appealed to German parliamentarians present: Please take good care of our country!”
Although she did not shout directly at the members of the far-right party sitting on the right side of the meeting, it is generally believed that Knobrough is targeting them: “You continue to fight for the Germany you aspire to, and we continue to fight for the Germany we aspire to – I want to tell you that you lost the war 76 years ago.
Publisher Marina Westband is a decendant of Holocaust survivors.
At the age of 33, she spoke as a younger generation of Jewish immigrants that day.
Westband admitted that Jews living in Germany, whether willing or not, always need to carry Holocaust memories and contemporary anti-Semitism identity tags.
She said that she did not agree with the so-called demand to give up stereotypes and not label specific groups of people, because “being born as a person means that you already have the privilege of not being afraid of your birth.
Whether it is anti-Semitism or racism, identity is the prerequisite for yourself to fight for social foundation.
It is reported that since 1996, Germany has held an event on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day every year to commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp.
And this year’s event also incorporates the country’s anniversary theme of “321-2021: 1700 years of Jewish history in Germany”.
Because according to historical records, Germany had Jewish settlements as early as the ancient Roman period in 321 AD.
