Yom Haatzmaut Message
The time between Pesach and Yom Ha’atzmaut is a time of remarkable contrasts for the Jewish people. On Pesach, as we celebrate our freedom, we remind ourselves that that liberty has never been fully complete. “In every generation,” we declare, “our enemies stand against us to annihilate us.”
That contrast was never more marked than on Pesach, a time when many pogroms were launched at the Jewish people throughout our history in Europe. On Pesach 1943, the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto revolted against the Nazis. The uprising lasted two weeks, and was ultimately crushed on what is now Yom Hashoah – the day when we honor the memory of those killed in the Holocaust.
....................................
Award medals and orders to World War II veterans in Moscow on May 5, President Putin also highly praised the contributions made by veterans and field soldiers in the second world war.
Le Nouvel Observateur, a French weekly newspaper, carried an article praising the courage of Soviet soldiers, which saved the world.
According to the newspaper, nearly 20 million Soviet, 540,000 French, 300,000 American and 400,000 British people were killed during the Second World War.
Interviewed by a local newspaper in Berlin, both German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Russian President V. Putin reffered to the day when the WWII ended (May 8, 1945) as the day Germany was liberated from the terror of fascism.
The two leaders also emphasised the Germanys historical responsibilities and the duty of working together to build peaceful a future for Europe.-Enditem
