A new museum and education centre will soon be built in Australia’s capital, Canberra, to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. The federal government is marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day by committing $750,000 towards the establishment of a new facility. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who lost family members in the Holocaust, described it as one of the darkest chapters in world history. Over six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, including 1.5 million children. The Nazis did not spare other minority groups either. “If we were to observe a minute’s silence for every victim, that silence would go for 11 years,” Frydenberg told ABC radio. “And now, survivors are passing by, and with time memories fade, events are forgotten.” Frydenberg described the genocide as a crime against humanity, not just a crime against the Jewish people. Education Minister Alan Tudge said it would help Australian students, teachers, and the community better understand …
Holocaust Memorial to Be Built in Canberra
January 27, 2021
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