Obama stresses responsibility of remembrance
In marking Holocaust Remembrance Day Monday, US President
Barack Obama stressed the responsibility of remembrance and continuing to
confront anti-Semitism.
“We must accept the full responsibility of remembrance,
as nations and as individuals,” he said, “not simply to pledge ‘never again,’
but to commit ourselves to the understanding, empathy and compassion that is
the foundation of peace and human dignity.”
Obama, who made his first trip as president to Israel in
March, noted his recent travels and stop at Yad Vashem.
He described that visit as an opportunity to “reaffirm
our collective responsibility to confront anti-Semitism, prejudice, and
intolerance across the world.”
In joining those in America, Israel and around the world
in observing the day, Obama spoke of honoring those whose lives were lost and
those who were victims, and underscored the importance of paying tribute to
those who resisted the Nazis.
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