counterpart gabi ashkenazi signed an agreement on the german government providing funding for the holocaust memorial yog beacham. germany is a staunch ally of israel but the relationship has been overshadowed by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu whose planned anik sation of the jordan valley and settlements across the west bank land the palestinians claim for their own state which it was with the german government and colleagues in the european union have serious concerns that the annexation could make it impossible to achieve a 2 state solution we think this would be the room way to go for the parchin route . the e.u. has considered imposing sanctions against israel if the annexations go ahead germany is unlikely to take such tough measures but the llyn takes over the rotating presidency of the e.u. next month and so must must come up with a common strategy in the e.u. palestinian prime minister mohammed called on germany to maintain a hardline with israel you know how sensitive this issue is war for germany well listen but others that our senses should not come back spread over government

counterpart signed an agreement on the german government provided -- providing funding for the holocaust memorialthe relationship has been overshadowed by the israeli prime minister's planned annexation of the jordan valley and settlements across the west bank. land palestinians claim for their own state. the german government and our colleagues in the european union have serious concerns that the annexations could make it impossible to achieve a two-state solution. we think this would be the wrong way to go. the eu has considered imposing sanctions against israel if the annexations go-ahead. germany is unlikely to take such tough measures, but berlin takes over the rotating presidency of the eu next month and so must come up with a common stratategy in the eu. the palestinian prime minister call bonn, germany to maintain a hard line with israel. >> this should not come at the expense of international law. this should not come at the expense of palestinian rights. >> palestinians have warned they will proclaim a palestinian state if israel goes ahead with annexations. brent: for more now, we go t

holocaust memorial museum, in washington, d.c.concentration camp music, but lotoro iking it the next level, making the scorespeorma why did peoplecamp to music? >> bret werb: it helped people to cope. it helped people to escape. it gave people something to do. it allowed them to comment on the experiences that they were undergoing. >> wertheim: did music save lives during the holocaust? >> werb: there is no doubt that being a member of an orchestra increased your chances of survival. >> wertheim: anita lasker wallfisch is one of the last surviving members of the women's orchestra at auschwitz. she is now 94-years-old. we met her at her home in london. what had you heard about the camp before you arrived? >> anita lasker-wallfisch: we heard everything that was going on there only we didn't- still tried not to believe it. but by the time i arrived there, in fact, i knew it was a reality, gas chambers and yeah. >> wertheim: you came prepared for the worst. >> lasker-wallfisch: i came prepared for the worst, yes. >> wertheim: her pare

memory is going to live on. it lives on in your children or other grandchildren who are made from holocaust survivors. i'm sorry, not survivors, members memories of the people who perished but that's not the memory i carry forward but i wanted to be a joyful jewish experience and i spent most of my professional life, personal and public relations and politics but then helping to build the mountain which was an institution designedto build a jewish future . that's what it's all about. we have to keep those memories but we have to keep them whole. >> super. so i think we're opening it up now. right samantha? >> thank you esther, jonathan, thank you so much for that and esther, i want to echo what you said . it's definitely a difficult time that we are all experiencing and coping with but the silver lining is we were able to put this together and now have hundreds of people access this incredible talk and we're just so honored to have you here. so i'll start off with this discussion that ellen is in. her question is what was your first reaction to finding out about your father's former family? did you sha

little memorial to the holocaust in new york city.hen my great pleasure to welcome you tonight's event . so burning the launch of esther safran foer's new book. "i want you to kow we're still here" oppose holocaust memoir. she's the former executive director of historic in washington dc. in a debate, remarkable journey to find family that her father during the war, learn about siblings she never met. that heal the wounds of her past river joint tonight by esther and her son. award winning novelist for an author of everything is extremely loud in here a.m. as well as the claimed nonfiction work and we are here . everything is illuminated was inspired by attorney in ukraine to find a family that was hester's father. her success in novel awakened. armed with a tattered akamai photo and hand-drawn map, after finally made the trip to you by herself. and found more than she ever hope she would. we're honored to have both esther and jonathan with us tonight. this will be the first public dialogue about the book. very exciting indeed. a few q

presidents of this united states. 1999 on june in 25, germany's parliament national holocaust memorial to be built in berlin. painful but necessary reminder past.he we could go on. we could talk about professional wordtainers, and i use the professional loosely, who have een accused and the list is bill cosby, harvey weinstein, and all down -- you can go right list.hat do we demand any and all their works, their mentions, their be blotted r shows out from memory? professional about athletes, and, again, i use the word professional loosely. accused of sexual assault, beating their wives up, their girlfriends up, caught with performance-enhancing rugs, do we -- gambling, cheating, do we block them out mentions?emory, all no. madam speaker, even churches, the catholic church, the baptist church, methodist, other churches, other denomination sex scandals,tary oy scouts, congressional sex scandals. every occupation, every race, color, creed, and religion, none perfect. where does it end? hould we pull down an attempt to erase all mentions of countries like japan, germany, italy, china? the

memories of the holocaust were invoked to persuade israelis they were facing a threat to their very existence in a different view of the nazis. grandmother nothing was never mentioned by name in the hebrew media at the time it was called the egyptian tyrant it was his name. in washington u.s. president lyndon b. johnson issued a stark warning to which ever side should start the war. it was a thinly veiled threat to the egyptian leadership. that the extra. hour is going to love them also. by you. feel. the warm adot about. what to go there i thought well but have a war. 3 a little hell. a national. ian. not to look up but about well how did a slot in fox. in fact israel though apparently the underdog was far more prepared for war than any of its arab opponents. israeli chief of staff its top could be in the front line to meet troops waiting for a green light. on the there is action of muscle in the head to mobilize all his horses all inside the forces. and also told thing we should strike 1st and the sighting 1st was in the eyes of his lengthen the what we thought all aggressive action all of

little memorial to the holocaust in new york city.my great pleasure to welcome you tonight's event . so burning the launch of esther safran foer's new

memorial on the killing site, but that memorial disappeared shortly thereafter, probably removed by the soviets who did not want jews to commemorate their own holocaust. they talked about all soviet citizens being victory -- being victims of the fascists. planted a force was over this whole area. there is one memorial stone deep in the forest. it is very hard to find. there are no guides to it. it looks like a regular tombstone and that is all there is there. but on the other hand, there is a very large memorial right on the edge of the forest that can be seen from afar, which commemorates ukrainian heroes of liberation, specifically the heroes of the organization of ukrainian nationalists and the ukrainian insurgent army. there are now since a few years ago, on another hill, a memorial to the leader of the most ,adical nationalist group faction of the organization of ukrainian nationalists. on the other hand, on the cemetery hill where the jewish cemetery was, the cemetery is abandoned and often use as a garbage dump. is where the mass grave -- it is not marked in any way. it is not fenced. one morrill was put up there some years ago, but since then

holocaust. so the other half meet at another location. i would argue it is very much a divided memory. my first question is really, this giorno del ricordo is initiated in 2005, so comparatively recently. why so late? my second question is about the image you had, if we could have it back. it was the image -- yes. when italy invades abyssinia, as it is known, then one of the justifications for it is they are going there to free slaves. now, this appears to be an image of slaves being freed. correct me if i'm wrong. could you tell us a little bit about how this discourse of freeing the slaves was pursued. did it come to an educational level in primary schools or was it just something said at the league of nations? dr. mclean: sure, clearly you know more about the day of memory for world war ii than i do. what i would say is the more popular and well attended day is the day of partisans on april 25, which is a national holiday, and is celebrated all over italy. i think that certainly the initiation of the giorno del ricordo -- the late date -- is a clear sign of the mixed memory of it an

memorials and monuments. you can't go 200 meters without encountering something that speaks to the horror and the shame of the holocaustbut, in this country, we've never really reckoned with slavery, it's only in the last five years that we even have museums that talk honestly about what that legacy represents. and in this region, which you well know, the landscape is littered with this very confusing iconography, where we actually celebrate and laud and honor the perpetrators of enslavement. and so, i am excited by this increased activity. i'm excited by this increased activism because i believe we have never really committed to a truth and justice era, and we really dpre really desperately need that because all the other issues we've been talking about. police violence, mass incarceration, disproportionate impact of covid-19. all those problems are related to this legacy of social injustice that we've just never addressed. and i am excited by what i'm seeing today. >> yeah. asked a number of people today about juneteenth and, specifically about what happened in tulsa with black wall street. people had no idea. many p

holocaust. if we wish to expunge , this whole continent of , any system of economic aslence must befall because social inequality goes on, building on racial inequality, must --hat fight we present symbols such as memory are important. that is why we must proclaim from this very european parliament as our revolution slavery is at crime against humanity and demonstratemust solidity. >> thank you. thank you, president. the brutal killing of george floyd has led to wave of indignation, rage and protest across the world. what happened to george floyd unfortunately isn't an isolated incident. we cannot be indifferent before racism and discrimination. we have to confront this phenomenon, frankly, without hypocrisy, and we have to counter all kinds of racism. the most evident, most violent, and also the list evident, insidious, and the racism that hides behind compassion or through charity or through moral superiority, whether -- with utilitarian view of those with black skin. people who offend human dignity, when fighting this phenomena, we have many fights still to go, cultural, against all kinds of prejudices and social groups to political battles to ensure that we have full right to work, to help, to edu

name is samantha hogan and i manage public programs at the museum of jewish heritage, a memorial to the holocaust in new york city and it's my great pleasure to welcome you to tonight's event celebrating the launch of ethan safran foer's new book which i want you to know we are still here. esther is the former executive director of the synagogue in washington dc.