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The Baltic Times: Holocaust Forum Keeps ‘Lessons for All Humanity’ Alive

President Vaira Vike-Freiberga recently met with Moshe Kantor, president of the World Holocaust urn, to express support for the forum its mission. “Latvia is determined to remember the crimes against humanity commited by the totalitarian regimes on Latvian soil during the 20 th century” said Vike-Freiberga.
Both the president and Kantor, who is also chairman of the European Jewish Congress’ board of governors, stressed the importance of remembering and teaaching the lessons of the Holocaust Vike-Freiberga said Latvia’s determination not to forget the World War II atrocities would not be possible without support from the International Task Force on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research the European Jewish Congress and other Jewish organizations.

“I would like to thank you for sup­porting our aspiration and express Latvia’s strong interest in working togeth­er with the World Holocaust Forum Foundation in the future.” she said. The World Holocaust Forum Foundation was established this year fol­lowing the First International Holocaust Forum held in Krakow in сommemoration of the 60th anniversary of the liber­ation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. The forum is dedicated to preserv­ing the memory of the Holocaust and its lessons for humanity by organizing semi­nars and discussions of the Holocaust, disseminating Holocaust-related litera­ture to European schools and helping eradicate anti-Semitic and xenophobic tendencies.

During his visit to Latvia, Kantor met with leaders of the country’s Jewish community where conversations focused on problems of Latvia’s Jewish and plans for developing the community’s cultural and historical legacy.