During the V International Holocaust Memorial Day and 65th Anniversary of the Liberation of KL Auschwitz-Birkenau by the Soviet Army, a several events will be held in Warsaw, Cracow and Oświęcim (Auschwitz).
150 Holocaust survivors will be present at the ceremony in the former Death Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, as well as President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and the Chairman of European Parliament Jerzy Buzek. The ceremony will be preceded by an international conference of ministers of education called "Auschwitz- Remembrance, Responsibility, Education".
Cracow will hold the III International Holocaust Forum "Let My People Live" where the participants from 44 countries will be discussing issues concerning Holocaust and the abuse of human rights. A part of David Eddleman's oratory "Kolot Min HaShoah" will be played in the Cracow Opera.
Warsaw will host the V International Holocaust Memorial Day. As every year, the ceremony will take place at the Warsaw Ghetto Heroes Memorial, where the Polish actors, Daniel Olbrychski and Zbigniew Zamachowski will recite the poetry of Itzhak Katzenelsson and the crew of Jewish Theatre will sing. The ceremony is co-organized by the Warsaw City Council and Szalom Foundation.
To commemorate the Shoah and its victims, the representatives of various social groups, including high school students and scouts will put the flowers by the Memorial.
A nationwide campaign is organized to light a candle in the window at 6pm. By lighting the candles, we'll salute the victims of Holocaust and the pre-war Jews, our neighbours in the cities and towns of Poland - said Gołda Tencer, the Head of the Szalom Foundation.
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