Shoah Commemoration

The European Jewish Congress partnered with the European Commission and the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU in organising the conference 'Remembering the Past, Shaping the Future', which included the testimony of Holocaust survivor Alfred Garwood.

EJC Executive Vice-President Raya Kalenova addressed the hundreds of participants at the event, which included distinguished policymakers, diplomats, leaders of Jewish communities from across the world, and Holocaust survivors, emphasising the need for the stories of the millions murdered under the Nazi regime to continue to be told for generations to come.

EJC Executive Vice-President Raya Kalenova spoke on behalf of European Jewish communities and stated that, 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, "despite the Nazis' attempt to erase Jewish life from history, we are still here. European Jewish communities, though diminished, remain resilient and determined to preserve their heritage and identity for future generations."

At an event organised by the European Jewish Congress in Brussels, Members of the European Parliament, prominent Belgian politicians, ambassadors and diplomatic representatives, senior EU officials, and leaders of the Jewish community gathered to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and honour the memory of the victims of the Shoah amid rising antisemitism in Europe.

At an event organised by the European Jewish Congress in Brussels, over 300 people, including Members of the European Parliament, senior EU officials, ambassadors, representatives of the Jewish community and other minority groups, gathered to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The European Jewish Congress (EJC) partnered with the European Commission, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, and the Croatian Presidency of IHRA in the organisation of the Holocaust Remembrance Conference “Remembering the past, Shaping the Future."