Because there is “an attempt to wipe out all memory art to falsify history, ” it is incumbent upon all to continue reminding Germany “of the horrible crimes committed by the Nazis, ” Dr. H.G. Van Dam. Secretary general of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, declared yesterday at a commemorative ritual conducted at the site of the wartime Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Prayers for the dead. Christian as well as Jewish, exterminated at Bergen-Belsen, were recited by Christian and Jewish clergymen. Heinrich Kopf. Deputy Minister President of Lower Saxony, officially represented the State Government, paying tribute to the memory of “those who gave their lives in the struggle against Nazi tyranny.”
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
