International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 January 2016 - events in Trieste

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In 2005, the *United Nations* General Assembly voted a resolution to 
establish the *International Holocaust Remembrance Day* on 27 January.
http://www.un.org/en/holocaustremembrance/docs/res607.shtml

In 2000,*Italy *had established by law the same day as *Giorno della 
Memoria*.
http://www.camera.it/parlam/leggi/00211l.htm

*Trieste* unfortunately was home to "the only example of a Nazi 
concentration camp in Italy": the "Risiera di San Sabba".
In 1965, a decree issued by the President of the Republic raised the 
“Risiera di San Sabba” to the status of National Monument.
As of 1975, the premises house a *Museum*.

    “Risiera” is a former rice-husking facility that was built in 1898.
    After September 8, 1943, the Nazi occupation forces used the
    premises as prison camp, headquarters where deported prisoners were
    sorted out to be sent to Germany and Poland, raided goods depot,
    prison and extermination camp for hostages, partisans, political and
    Jewish prisoners. On April 4, 1944 a crematory plant was installed
    and made operative.
    more on http://www.risierasansabba.it/english/

The Municipality is organizing several events this week to celebrate the 
Remembrance Day:
http://www.risierasansabba.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/GIORNO_MEMORIA_PIEGHEVOLE.pdf

The main official ceremony will take place on Wednesday, 27 January 2016 
at 11:00 at Risiera di San Sabba, participation is of course open.

Quote from the message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, 
on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of 
the Victims of the Holocaust, 27 January 2016

    /This spirit of remembrance, prevention and vigilance guides UNESCO
    in its Holocaust and genocide education programme, unique within the
    United Nations, through teacher training and the renewal of teaching
    methods, curricula and textbooks. Today, I call upon all Member
    States to participate in the effort to make this chapter of history
    better known in schools and media everywhere, as widely as possible.
    The exercise is complex, because studying genocide and its processes
    confronts us with the worst of humanity. It also enables us to
    discover the courage and foresight of those who were able to see the
    approaching storm and resist barbarity. In tribute to those men and
    women, and in memory of the victims, let us become the actors of
    active remembrance; remembrance that is turned towards the future
    and committed to the dignity of each and every human being, as a
    foundation for peace./





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