World Jewish Congress Launches Digital Holocaust Remembrance Initiative
The World Jewish Congress (WJC), the leading international organization representing more than 100 diverse Jewish communities on six continents, has launched its second annual #WeRemember initiative to combat anti-Semitism and all forms of hatred, genocide and xenophobia.
Sacha Dratwa, World Jewish Congress
“Around the world today, anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial, and hatred of others continue to rear their ugly heads. We must remember because there are fewer and fewer survivors among us, and within just a few decades, all will have passed. We must remember because ‘never again’ seems to happen again and again,” said World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder. “It is now the responsibility of the younger generation to teach their friends about the horrors of hatred, and to spread the message that never again must mean never again.”
Through this initiative, the WJC is reaching out to millions of people across the globe to encourage them to partake in a simple yet meaningful task that will inspire conversation and help ensure that a new generation will learn the story and lessons of the Holocaust.
The World Jewish Congress is asking people to photograph themselves while holding a sign with the words "We Remember", and post the image to social media using the hashtag #WeRemember.
This year the campaign was launched in more than 50 countries and 20 languages. Only a week old, thousands images have been pouring in from around the globe.
Isaac Mizan was deported to Auschwitz from his home town of Arta in occupied Greece when he was 16.
He arrived at the camp on April 11, 1944, together with his parents and three sisters. Only he and one sister survived.