“Know the story not to repeat it.” Considered as one of the most repeated proclamations in the history of humanity, since World War II ended, one of the most used slogans to keep the horrors lived in memory For millions of Jews and ethnic minorities in the Nazi concentration camps in the 40s of the last century.
In an act, held on Monday at the Museum of Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenou, (Oswiecim) in Poland, 80 years of liberation have been commemorated of one of the most remembered concentration camps of one of the periods – if not the most dark in recent history worldwide.
In the appointment they have gathered 2,500 people, including half a hundred heads of state, Diplomats, members of several royal houses and also half a hundred survivors of the killing that marked a before and after in the history of mankind.
Without a doubt, the most emotional moments of the act have lived when four of the survivors They have risen to the stage to remember what has lived, send a message of peace, more if possible in the convulsive times that are currently lived -among them in Israel -and Keep the flame of all the victims of the Nazi regime alive.
One of them has been Marian Turski (98 years old), who appealed to “not being afraid” against the anti -Semitism that led the Holocaust in World War II and “Solve problems between neighbors, people and ethnic groups.” During his speech, Turski put an example the historical reconciliations between nations faced in the past such as France and Germany.
“Let’s not be afraid to convince ourselves that we can solve problems among neighbors, Because for centuries, on many continents, many nations and many peoples and many ethnic groups have had their homes with each other, “Turski said in an act in which the kings of Spain were present, Felipe VI and Letizia.
Along these lines, Turski wanted to highlight the danger of “hate speeches and hatred incite He pointed out that these only lead to “armed conflict” and “bloodbath.”
The kings of Spain participate in the act of commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the release of the Nazi extermination field of Auschwitz.
For its part, another of the survivors, Leon Weintraub (99 years old)deported by Auschwitz in August 1944 to the concentration camp, He managed to survive up to two of those known as “Death Marches”, which the Nazis forced the prisoners to go to the gas cameras, while the allied soldiers approached the extermination fields.
In his speech, which ended with an applause that put the attendees standing, He also warned of the “rise of anti -Semitism”a feeling that “led to Holocaust” and the theories of conspiracy that blamed social groups, such as Jews, the evils of the world.
Another of the survivors, Janina Iwańska, born in 1930, urges Europe to “not get carried away by follies” as those that occurred in World War II and ended in the Holocaust. Warned that “you should not lose sight of that A chaos like that can happen anywhere. “
Exprisioneros attend the act of tribute to the victims of the Holocaust in Auschwitz.
Finally, Tova Friedman, 86, stressed that You have to arouse “collective consciousness to transform violence, angerthe hatred and malignancy that has so powerfully caught society In a more human world And just before these negative forces destroy “the world.
Friedman, who was one of the youngest people to leave AuschwitZ, he also warned of the anti -Semitism that there is todaywhile Leon Weintraub, who turned 99 this month, urged to be sensitive to all expressions of intolerance and resentment towards those who are different and asked to take seriously “what the enemies of democracy preach.” “We must avoid the mistakes of the thirties, when the world did not take seriously the plans of the Nazi regime”he concluded.
In this sense, He has defended the need to “take seriously what the enemies of democracy preach”, appealing to “avoid the mistakes” of the early 1939 “when the world did not take seriously the plans of the Nazis” against Jews, gypsies and others “considered unpleasant to live”
“Our inheritance and DNA confirms that there is only one breed of humans, Homo Sapiens”
Leon Weintraub, Holocaust survivor
“Our inheritance and DNA confirms that there is only one breed of humans, Homo sapiens,” he defended, emphasizing that “Therefore the theory of racism, which is a fundamental principle of Nazi ideology, is false and incompatible with reality “ And he has completed his speech.
“Allow the memory of millions of innocent victims to blur It would be the equivalent of stealing their lives for the second time “, assured.
Up to 60 countries have sent representatives
The act has been witnessed by about 2,500 attendees, many of them representatives of up to 60 countries, aware that this is perhaps the last time they managed to leave this horror alive can attend. In addition to kings Felipe VI and Letizia, members of the Royal House of Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark, as well as King Carlos III of England. In turn, Sweden, Norway and Luxembourg have sent the heirs.
Carlos III of England with Queen Consort, Camila
Finally, all international authorities, including kings Felipe VI and Letizia, have deposited two candles in memory of all the victims of the Holocaust. Next to them, each and every one of the heads of state and royal houses have been parading, highlighting the presence of Carlos III of England or the Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenski.
