Speeches
President of European Jewish Congress Moshe Kantor:
Yesterday (May 13, 2008), President Shimon Peres launched the first annual Presidents Conference “Facing Tomorrow” in Jerusalem. This major event has brought prominent figures...
Speech by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau
Mr. Yushchenko, President of Ukraine, Mr. Katsav, President of the State of Israel, Presidents of Croatia and Montenegro, leaders, spiritual leaders, the rabbis, Mr....
Speech by Serghey Mironov
This forum has been tolled by a tragic event - sixty five years ago at Babi Yar outskirts of Kyiv the Nazis had commenced...
Speech by Dr Moshe Kantor
The Creator keeps testing us in order to head us off the path of idleness to the way of eternity. Facing one of the...
Speech by President Katsav
Your Excellency President of Ukraine,
Your Excellency President of Croatia,
Your Excellency President of Montenegro,
Honourable heads of state who have come here from...
Speech by President Yushchenko
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today Kyiv and Ukraine are standing in mourning before the world.
During these days of remembrance of the Babi Yar tragedy, I am...
Message of the UN Secretary-General delivered by Mr. Francis O’Donnell, UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
MESSAGE TO CEREMONY AND INTERNATIONAL FORUM
COMMEMORATING THE 65th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE TRAGEDY OF BABYN YAR
Kyiv, 27 September 2006
Delivered by Mr. Francis O'Donnell, UN...
Speech by Stephen Herbits
Thank you. Shanah Tovah.
I speak today as Secretary General of the World Jewish Congress, representing Jewish communities in over 80 countries on six continents...
VLADIMIR PUTIN’S ADDRESS
Greetings, dear friends and colleagues. Thank you very much for the honour you have given us in inviting us to this event today.
Today, on...
ALEKSANDER KWASNIEWSKI’S ADDRESS
Ladies and gentlemen,
I am deeply moved to welcome all of you – the participants in the commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the Nazi...
MOSHE KATSAV’S ADDRESS
Sir, President of Poland, Your Excellencies, Heads of State, Mr. Moshe Kantor – Chairman of the Board of Governors of the European Jewish Congress....
VICTOR YUSHCHENKO’S ADDRESS
Dear Mr. Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends!
This is not my first visit to Auschwitz, where the most dreadful tragedy...
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