Six million Jews, victims of Holocaust, were commemorated in Chisinau within a Commemorative Ceremony
The six million Jews, victims of the Holocaust, were commemorated in Chisinau during a Commemorative Ceremony. The Jewish community, along with state representatives, as well as foreign officials, including Knesset Deputy President Tali Ploskov, laid flowers at the Memorial to the Victims of Fascism and held a moment of silence.
In his speech, the head of the legislature, Andrian Candu, said that mankind must go beyond anti-Semitic stereotypes.
"Every time we ask ourselves if we have been able to learn from the lessons of history". As our country develops, our citizens, the inhabitants of this country learn, "said Andrian Candu, Parliament Speaker.
"There is a theory that mankind's history is developing in the form of a spiral. We must not allow the time of the Holocaust to repeat itself", said Monica Babuc, Minister of Education, Culture and Research.
"Every day, through our deeds or through our inaction, we demonstrate our attitude to the tragedy and its victims", said the President of the Jewish Community of Moldova,
The President of the Jewish Community of Moldova announced that the Memorial "Victims of Fascism" will be inaugurated the Alley "Righteous Among the Peoples" in memory of those who saved lives of Jews.
"After that you know that the Germans entered and checked everything in the basement in the basement, but they had three pillows on the furnace, and here they were able to save a baby".
"We are responsible for what happened then".
"This must not happen again".
Later, the officials went to the Jewish cemetery in Chisinau to see how the rehabilitation works were going. They learned more about ancient tombs for over a century, as well as about the funeral synagogue, unique in Moldova, which must also be repaired.
"Here we are, there is a great chance of being graves, so we will bring archaeologists who will take care of it from this sector", said architect Evgheni Smoli.
Knesset Deputy President Tali Ploskov, who is actually a Moldovan citizen in Balti, said that the place should become a tourist attraction for Jews all over the world.
"We are also impressed by the size and the holy places. It is the cultural wealth in this country, and we have to tell the world about it", said Israel's Knesset Deputy Tali Ploskov.
The cemetery, with an area of over 12 hectares and over 40,000 graves, has been in operation since 1887.