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Director-General of
UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization) Koichiro Matsuura recently visited Yad Vashem.
During the course of his visit,
Director-General Matsuura visited the Holocaust History Museum and
Children’s Memorial, and participated in a wreath laying ceremony
in the Hall of Remembrance. Signing the Visitors’ Book upon
exiting the Children’s Memorial, Director General Matsuura wrote:
“I am very moved by everything that I
have seen here at the Yad Vashem. The whole thing vividly
represents a tragic history which the humanity should never repeat
in any part of the world.”
During his visit, Director-General
Matsuura discussed with Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate
Avner Shalev ways to further cooperate with Yad Vashem,
particularly in the field of education, especially
teacher-training.
Recently, Yad
Vashem cooperated with UNICEF on events marking International
Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27. The first
International Youth Congress at Yad Vashem’s International
School for Holocaust Studies (January 27-29) took place under the
patronage of UNESCO, and UNESCO’s commemoration event in Paris
took place with Yad Vashem’s cooperation. A special Yad Vashem
exhibit, “Auschwitz: The Depth of the Abyss”, opened in the UNESCO
building in Paris to mark the day.
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Director General of UNESCO
Koichiro Matsuura studying an exhibit in the Holocaust
History Museum |
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Director General of UNESCO
Koichiro Matsuura signing the Visitors’ Book outside of
the Children’s Memorial |
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Director General of UNESCO
Koichiro Matsuura in the Hall of Names |
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Director General of UNESCO
Koichiro Matsuura and Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate
Avner Shalev presenting the International Youth Declaration
signed by the delegates of the International Youth Congress
recently held at Yad Vashem |
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