UN / HOLOCAUST VICTIMS REMEMBRANCE

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “let us stem the tide of human cruelty and fight antisemitism and all forms of racism wherever and whenever it manifests itself,” adding “Let us forever keep the memory of the past alive – and never let others forget either.” UNIFEED

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DATELINE: 26 JANUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

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RECENT - NEW YORK CITY

1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

26 JANUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2.Wide shot, conference room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General:
“And it is a call to all of us: our world today is not immune to the poison of hate – the hate that says another person is less than my equal, less than human. Together, let us stem the tide of human cruelty and fight antisemitism and all forms of racism wherever and whenever it manifests itself. Let us forever keep the memory of the past alive – and never let others forget either.”
4. Wide shot, conference room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General:
“This exhibition is a call to action: some one million victims remain unidentified, and we are racing against time. It is a call to remembrance: as fewer and fewer can bear direct witness, we will have to find new ways to carry the torch of remembrance forward. Within families and across generations. Within classrooms and across geographies. And this exhibition is a call to reflection: to see in each child, woman, and man who perished, a human being with hopes and dreams – not a faceless, nameless victim.”
6.Wide shot, conference room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dani Dayan, Chairman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center:
“Phenomena of extreme antisemitism and other forms of racial hatred, aggressive violence, corrupt dictatorships are recurring. To combat and overcome them, we can and must learn from the shoah. And we start that by faithfully and accurately remembering its victims. That is why the Book of Names is here in the United Nations today, and why it is so significant.”
8.Wide shot, conference room

STORYLINE:

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “let us stem the tide of human cruelty and fight antisemitism and all forms of racism wherever and whenever it manifests itself,” adding “Let us forever keep the memory of the past alive – and never let others forget either.”

Marking his remarks today (26 Jan) at the opening of an exhibit entitled “The Yad Vashem, Book of Names of Holocaust Victims”, Guterres said that he will never forget his first visit to Yad Vashem many decades ago – and he was even more impressed when he saw the renovated and expanded museum complex that he visited as Secretary-General.

The UN chief thanked Yad Vashem for bringing the exhibition to the United Nations, which goes to the heart of its vital mission: to give the millions who perished “an everlasting name”: a ‘yad vashem’.


Guterres said, “This exhibition is a call to action: some one million victims remain unidentified, and we are racing against time.”

He continued, “It is a call to remembrance: as fewer and fewer can bear direct witness, we will have to find new ways to carry the torch of remembrance forward. Within families and across generations. Within classrooms and across geographies.”

The UN chief added, “this exhibition is a call to reflection: to see in each child, woman, and man who perished, a human being with hopes and dreams – not a faceless, nameless victim.”

He reiterated, “it is a call to all of us: our world today is not immune to the poison of hate – the hate that says another person is less than my equal, less than human.”

Dani Dayan, Chairman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center also spoke at the opening.

He said, “phenomena of extreme antisemitism and other forms of racial hatred, aggressive violence, corrupt dictatorships are recurring. To combat and overcome them, we can and must learn from the shoah. And we start that by faithfully and accurately remembering its victims. That is why the Book of Names is here in the United Nations today, and why it is so significant.”

The Yad Vashem Book of Names of Holocaust Victims" details alphabetically the name of each of the approximately 4.8 million Holocaust victims that Yad Vashem has currently documented and confirmed.

Whenever possible, "The Yad Vashem Book of Names of Holocaust Victims" shows the date of birth, home town and place of death of the respective victim. The names are taken from Pages of Testimony in Yad Vashem's Hall of Names, as well as from various lists compiled during and following the Holocaust, and subsequently reviewed by Yad Vashem experts.

The display of "The Yad Vashem Book of Names of Holocaust Victims" at the United Nations is supported by the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations, from 26 January – 17 February 2023

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/7 that established the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme, also designated 27 January as an annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust – observed with ceremonies and activities at United Nations Headquarters in New York and at United Nations offices around the world.
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