Victims of the Iasi Pogrom will be commemorated this weekend, marking 85 years since one of the darkest episodes of the Holocaust in Romania, through official ceremonies, a memorial concert and an exhibition, with Israeli President Isaac Herzog expected to attend alongside representatives of the Jewish community and Romanian central and local authorities.
Romania's National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust Elie Wiesel is organising a series of commemorative and cultural events recalling the mass killings of Jews that took place in Iasi at the end of June 1941.
The events are organised in partnership with the Iasi City Hall, the Iasi County Council, the Iasi Prefect's Office and the Jewish Community of Iasi.
Iasi Mayor Mihai Chirica said some of the events would take place in the presence of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, representatives of the Jewish community, Romanian Senate President Mircea Abrudean and local and central government officials.
According to the organisers, the events are intended not only to honour the victims but also to preserve historical memory and counter hate speech.
'Forgetfulness, indifference or denial cannot erase the mistakes of the past or the memory of the 13,000 Jews of Iasi who fell victim to the pogrom and were persecuted on the city's streets. Nor can they erase the memory of the bloodstains in the courtyard of the police headquarters or the endless suffering endured aboard the 'Death Trains.' Remembering history reminds each of us of our responsibility to remain vigilant against hate speech in order to protect our present and our future,' the Elie Wiesel Institute said in a press release.
According to the programme, the commemorative events will begin on Saturday, June 27, at the Braunstein Palace with the launch of the book 1941: Mass Graves in Vulturi Forest.
The commemorative programme will continue on Sunday with official ceremonies at the Jewish cemeteries in Iasi, Podu Iloaiei and Targu Frumos, followed by a memorial concert by the Gavriil Musicescu Choir of the Moldova Philharmonic Orchestra at the House of Museums and the opening of the comic-book exhibition Images from the Past: The Iasi Pogrom on Stefan cel Mare si Sfant Street. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Daniela Malache; EN - writing by: Simona Iacob)
Iasi Pogrom victims to be commemorated with ceremonies, memorial concert and exhibition
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