International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 1st February 2011

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free

Place : M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003
Landmark : Next to Annexe building of India International Centre
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Event Details : International Holocaust Remembrance Day - Journée de la mémoire de l'Holocauste et de la prévention des crimes contre l'humanité.
« Le bourreau tue toujours deux fois, la seconde fois par l'oubli.»
“The executioner always kills twice, the second time through silence.” (Elie Wiesel)
Alliance française de Delhi in association with the Embassy of Israel, the Embassy of France and the European Union Delegation will commemorate, for the first time in New Delhi, Holocaust Memorial Day.
The Holocaust refers to the state-sponsored annihilation of European Jews by the Nazi state and its allies in the period before and during the Second World War (1932-45). Approximately 6 million Jews perished and were the main victims. The Nazis also targeted Gypsies, homosexuals, Slavs and political dissidents. The traumatic events of the Holocaust utterly scarred and shaped the history and politics of the 21st century. The need to remember and commemorate the events is indisputable.
The thematic of the commemoration will be to broadly describe the significance of the Holocaust in the present with an aim to suggesting how it is relevant for Indian audiences. The commemoration will begin with addresses by Mr. Jérôme Bonnafont, Ambassador of France, Mr. Mark Sofer, Ambassador of Israel, Mrs. Danièle Smadja, Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Union and Mr. M. J. Akbar, Editorial Director India Today. This will be followed by a candle lighting ceremony and short musical performances. The evening will conclude with a film screening from 7:30pm: Spring 1941 (Director: Uri Barbash, 120 min, in English).
International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 1st February 2011 International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 1st February 2011 Reviewed by DelhiEvents on Tuesday, February 01, 2011 Rating: 5

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