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World Holocaust Forum
Summary
The World Holocaust Forum is a series of events aimed at preserving the memory of the Holocaust. It is also known as the "Let My People Live!" Forum.
The World Holocaust Forum Foundation was established in 2005 under the chairmanship of Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress. The first World Holocaust Forum was held in 2005 at Kraków, Poland.
The first Forum was held in 2005 in Kraków, Poland, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. More than 20 official delegates attended the event. Delegates in attendance were led by their heads of state, among them was the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of Israel Moshe Katsav, President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski, and Vice President of the United States of America Richard Cheney. The first World Forum received widespread media coverage.
The second Forum was held in 2006, Kyiv, Ukraine, under the auspices of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko to commemorate 65 years since the Babi Yar massacre. Over 1,000 people from 60 countries attended, including representatives of international political and public organizations, including the UN, the European Union, the Council of Europe, the World Jewish Congress, the European Jewish Congress, the American Jewish Congress and the European Jewish Fund.
"The World Holocaust Forum Declaration", was adopted at the end of the second Forum. The declaration calls for preserving memories about the tragic events of World War II and uniting efforts in the fight against xenophobia, antisemitism and international terrorism.
On January 25, 2011, a commemoration meeting took place at the European Parliament in Brussels on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The meeting was devoted to the memory of the Holocaust. It coincided with the 66th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp by the Soviet Army.
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