On the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism
Day, Yom HaShoah ve HaGvura, Ambassador Gary Koren hosted a special event
called Zikaron BaSalon - Testimony in the Living Room. Zikaron BaSalon started
as a private initiative, and developed into a worldwide phenomenon.
In a more intimate atmosphere, we spoke with Holocaust
survivors and their families, members of Jewish communities, as well as
relevant persons in the field of Holocaust research and fight against
anti-Semitism about their experiences, thoughts and the future of remembrance.
We hereby thank all our participants: survivor Mr.
Darko Fischer, H.E. the former president Mr. Stjepan Mesić, prof.
Hrvoje Klasić, graduates of Judaic Studies Mrs. Mateja Mirković and Mrs.
Anita Fiket, director of the Education and Teacher Training Agency, Ph.D.
Dubravka Brezak Stamać, director of the Jasenovac memorial area Iva Pejaković,
Mrs. Sanja Zoričić Tabaković from the Shoah Academy, president of the Jewish
Community of Zagreb and the Coordination of Jewish Communities, prof. Ognjen
Kraus, moderator Nataša Barac and our guests in the audience, as well as the
crew of the HRT's Prizma show who covered the event in the media.
We also remind you that by
listening to witnesses, we become witnesses. It is our joint duty to preserve
the memory of the Holocaust, its victims and heroes, and to ensure the future
of memory