Holocaust survivors in Israel face financial hardship and loneliness. Beyond remembrance, urgent action is needed to ensure their final years are lived with dignity, security, and support.
"Let's pray for the victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza," far-right monarchist party Confederation of the Polish Crown chairman and MEP Grzegorz Braun twice shouted.
The source's claims that the letter had led to the cancellation contradicted the official line that Chikli was advised by Israeli security services not to attend.
The event in Baku reinforced the Jewish community’s resolve to preserve Holocaust memory and strengthen ties with Israel.
The meeting was held as part of a program entitled "Victory of the Spirit."
Former neo-Nazi Arno Michaelis and social media activist Montana Tucker took to the Santa Monica Pier on Holocaust Remembrance Day to talk to people about antisemitism and the Holocaust.
Weisz-Gut works at the local Jewish museum, which aims to draw attention to the town’s once-thriving pre-Holocaust Jewish community.
Three Holocaust survivors - Walter Bingham, 101, George Shefi, 93, and Paul Alexander, 89 - attended along with the embassy staff, diplomats and their families.
The decision came from fears that pro-Palestinian organizations might file a legal motion for his arrest upon arrival in Belgium.
"The number of Jews murdered that day was the highest since the Holocaust," he said. "But there’s a difference—now we can fight back, and we will, until all our hostages return."
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