08 Apr 2013
President Obama on Holocaust Remembrance Day
President Obama issues a statement to mark the day of Yom Hashoah, also known as the observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
April 8, 2013
Office of the Press Secretary
April 8, 2013
Statement from the President on Yom Hashoah
I join people here in the United States, in Israel, and around the world in observing Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today, we honor the memories of the six million Jewish victims and millions of others who perished in the darkness of the Shoah. As we reflect on the beautiful lives lost, and their great potential that would never be fulfilled, we also pay tribute to all those who resisted the Nazis’ heinous acts and all those who survived.
On my recent trip to Israel, I had the opportunity to visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, and reaffirm our collective responsibility to confront anti-Semitism, prejudice, and intolerance across the world. On this Yom Hashoah, we must accept the full responsibility of remembrance, as nations and as individuals—not simply to pledge “never again,” but to commit ourselves to the understanding, empathy and compassion that is the foundation of peace and human dignity.
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