Przemysław Czarnek, Minister of Education and Science participated in the celebrations of International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Lublin.

In the Poland in many places from Auschwitz-Birkenau through Majdanek, Bełżec, Sobibór and many other places, we commemorate the victims of what Germany did to the world at that time. We commemorate with our country’s money. All in order not to stop telling the world what causes hatred among people, what causes racial hatred, what causes Nazism – Black noticed.

According to him, over the years these warnings and reminders seem to be effective. But unfortunately failed, because today we have something similar – holocaust in Ukraine. We are dealing with the genocide of the Ukrainian nation, perpetrated by Russia, by Putin. Therefore, we must not stop our efforts and continue to tell people: no more wars, no more hatred between peoples, no more totalitarian criminal regimes – communism, Nazism, but also the peace of Russia that they want for us today – more or less like that. communist or Nazi – cook Russian – assess the MEiN head.

Conversation with Israel

He assures that he is always in touch with Israeli ambassador to Poland. During these days I will also speak with the Israeli Minister of Education to renew Polish-Israeli relations, to renew contacts between Polish and Israeli youth, to show Poland in the light that it should show – with its beautiful culture, beautiful history, centuries-old coexistence the beauty of these countries here in Poland, but also to show young people – both Poland and Israel – what totalitarianism like German Nazism has brought about – Minister Czarnek explained.

“Such a story should never have happened”

Director of the Lublin branch of the Institute of National Remembrance Robert Derewend referred to the exhibition IPN “European Jewish Holocaust”, which is presented at the monument to the Victims of the Lublin Ghetto. This story should never have happened. The Germans also tried to unite or organize the Poles against the Jews – they failed. They wanted to share responsibility for this Holocaust during World War II – Derewend stressed.

He points out that there are currently attempts to cloud this image, there were attempts to blame Poland, which allegedly took part, agreeing to what happened during World War II. As IPN we are keeping memories. We owe it to the victims of the Holocaust, as well as to the Poles who were persecuted German people and who, at least in part, help the Jewish community” – emphasized the director of the Lublin Institute of National Remembrance.

Ceremony participants in Lublin lay flowers and light candles at the Lublin Ghetto Victims monument. International Holocaust Remembrance Day was established by the United Nations to honor the memory of the 6 million Jews killed by Germany during World War II. The date was set for January 27, the anniversary of the Red Army’s 1945 occupation of the German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Author: Gabriel Bogaczyk