«Holocaust»Calendar: «International Holocaust Remembrance Day», «Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust».
21 quotes & wishes. August
Quotes & Wishes collections Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
A black holeThe Holocaust, taken by itself, is a black hole. To look at it directly is to be swallowed up by it.
David Novak Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Above allThou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shall not be a bystander.
Yehuda Bauer Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Combination of events and attitudesThe Holocaust also shows us how a combination of events and attitudes can erode a society’s democratic values.
Tim Holden Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Everything is possibleThe world? The world is not interested in us. Today, everything is possible, even the crematoria...
Elie Wiesel, Night Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
It is obviousIt is obvious that the war which Hitler and his accomplices waged was a war not only against Jewish men, women, and children, but also against Jewish religion, Jewish culture, Jewish tradition, therefore Jewish memory.
Elie Wiesel, Night Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Neutrality helps the oppressorI swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
Elie Wiesel Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Never Again!The slogan ’Never Again!’ that emerged after the Holocaust implies that the Holocaust has a universal moral meaning, which, if properly learned, can provide at least a theoretical prophylactic against its repetition against anyone.
David Novak Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
One day they would be free to live as Jews without fearJews survived all the defeats, expulsions, persecutions and pogroms, the centuries in which they were regarded as a pariah people, even the Holocaust itself, because they never gave up the faith that one day they would be free to live as Jews without fear.
Jonathan Sacks Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Responsibilities of citizenshipThe Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice, racism and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the powerful ramifications of indifference and inaction.
Tim Holden Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Right behind my backBetween two throw-ins in a soccer game, right behind my back, three thousand people had been put to death.
Tadeusz Borowski,
This Way for the Gas,
Ladies and Gentlemen Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Save as many Jews as possibleI will never be able to go back to Stockholm, without knowing inside myself that I’d done all a man could possibly to do save as many Jews as possible.
Raoul Wallenberg Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
The home of the largest Jewish population in the worldJewish immigration in the 20th century was fueled by the Holocaust, which destroyed most of the European Jewish community. The migration made the United States the home of the largest Jewish population in the world.
Jon Porter Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
The only reasonThe only reason for this treatment was that they were Jews.
(Letters from Belsen 1945: An Australian Nurse’s Experiences with the Survivors of War)
Muriel Knox Doherty Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
The truth is it happened yesterdayIt’s in the history books, the Holocaust. It’s just a phrase. And the truth is it happened yesterday. It happened to my mother. I never met my grandmothers or my grandfathers. They were all wiped up in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany.
Gene Simmons Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
This is the lesson which Auschwitz taught usThe sad and horrible conclusion is that no one cared that Jews were being murdered... This is the Jewish lesson of the Holocaust and this is the lesson which Auschwitz taught us.
Ariel Sharon Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Whoever saves one life, saves the world entireIt’s Hebrew, it’s from the Talmud. It says, ’Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.’
’Schindler’s List’ Quotes and wishes: «Holocaust»
Without asking questionsMonsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions.
Primo Levi Ohio Military Family MonthSince Sept. 11, 2001, more than 18,000 Ohio National Guard members have been deployed to serve in the global war on terrorism. Altogether, more ..→
World Breastfeeding WeekWorld Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 170 countries to encourage breastfeeding and improve the..→
Transfiguration of JesusThe word "transfiguration" comes from the Latin roots trans- ("across") and figura ("form, shape"). It thus signif..→
Emancipation Day in KentuckyWhile Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the August 8th observance is common to parts of Kentucky and Tennessee, w..→
International Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesEvery year, 9 August is commemorated as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The day is celebrated with special events aroun..→
International Youth DayThe Day highlights the importance of creating conditions which enable full and active participation of young people in all aspects of social lif..→
Victory Day in Rhode IslandRhode Island celebrates Victory Day on the Second Monday in August.
A few interesting facts concerning Rhode Island government:
Rhode Island w..→
International Left-handers DayAugust 13 is designated International lefthanders Day by lefthanders International. It was first observed on the 13th of August, in the year 197..→
Bennington Battle Day in VermontAugust 16, 1777, the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Bennington was fought along the shore of the Walloomsac branch of the Hoosac River, and it pr..→
Elvis Aaron Presley DayPresley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, the son of Gladys Love and Vernon Elvis Presley. This american musician and actor d..→
National Airborne DayNational Airborne Day is a day designated by the United States Congress to honor the nation’s airborne forces of the Armed Forces. It was create..→
Statehood Day in HawaiiStatehood bills for Hawaii were introduced into the U.S. Congress as early as 1919 by Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, the non-voting delegate s..→
Brothers and Sisters’ Day in OhioCelebrate Brothers and Sisters Day by touching them in some way. A card or a phone call is appropriate for those who are separated by too many ..→
International Homeless Animals’ DayInternational Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) conceived and began International Homeless Animals’ Day (IHAD) in 1992. Since that time, ISAR’s I..→
World Humanitarian DayIn December 2008, the sixty-third session of the UN General Assembly decided to designate 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (A/RES/63/139).
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Black Ribbon DayThe European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, known as the Black Ribbon Day in some countries, which is observed on 23 Au..→
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its AbolitionIn 2015 year’s celebration of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition coincides with the launch of the In..→
Ukrainian Independence Day in MinnesotaSTATE of MINNESOTA. Proclamation:
After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Parliament of Ukraine formally declared an independent Ukrainian s..→
Festival of HarvestThe Festival of Harvest (also called Weeks, Pentecost, or Shavout) is one of the three commanded festivals of Yahweh during which all men are co..→
Women’s Equality DayWomen’s Equality Day is a day proclaimed each year by the United States President to commemorate the granting of the vote to women throughout th..→
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day in TexasLyndon Baines Johnson Day is a legal state holiday in Texas. It falls every year on August 27, to mark the birthday of U.S. President Lyndon Bai..→
International Day against Nuclear TestsOn 2 December 2009, the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly declared 29 August the International Day against Nuclear Tests by un..→
International Day of the Victims of Enforced DisappearancesOn 21 December 2010, by its resolution 65/209 the UN General Assembly expressed its deep concern, in particular, by the increase in enforced or ..→
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