The Israeli Consulate in Shanghai held the Holocaust Memorial Day event
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The Holocaust Memorial event was held in Shanghai

  •   The Israeli Consulate in Shanghai held the Holocaust Memorial Day event
  • 4/29/2019
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    ​On April 29th, the Israeli Consulate in Shanghai held the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Ohel Rachel Synagogue to commemorate the 6 million Jews who were massacred in World War II. The Consul Generals and Deputy Consul Generals in Shanghai from 23 countries attended the ceremony. The atmosphere was solemn, and everyone was dressed in dark clothes with a dignified expression.

    Since 1951, Israel held its first Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day, which officially passed legislation in 1959. The date is on the 27th of the annual Jewish calendar (between April 7 and May 7), mourning the six million Jews who were massacred. The ceremony was hosted by Ariel Braverman, the Deputy Consul General of Israel in Shanghai.  Consul Generals and Deputy Consul Generals from the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, and Poland came to the stage to tell brave stroires about their Righteous men who saved Jews during the WWII. 

    Those long-lasting yellow photos and historical records tell people about the unforgettable history, as if the scene of the battlefield is in front of you. It is these ordinary heroes who are not afraid of violence and hard work, and won the final victory of the world anti-fascist war. The Consul Generals and the Deputy Consul Generals of the six countries also ignited the white candles of mourning, expressing deep sorrow for the 6 million Jews killed in the massacre.

    A memorial commemorating the 6 million lives lost during the Holocaust. A genocide that wiped out nearly a third of the world's Jewish population. But for Israelis, there's something else they are remembering.

    Dr. Eyal Propper, the Consul General of Israel in Shanghai said that, "It's very symbolic to have this in Shanghai, because Shanghai was a city that in the time of persecution, in the time of evil, of terror, of occupation, gave shelter to more than 20,000 Jews. It's to remember, and never forget!"