“Remembrance is more than looking back: it is a call to action for a better future.” Ambassador Marriet Schuurman spoke this morning at the B’nai Brith Holocaust Day Ceremony, which honors Jewish Rescuers who risked their lives to save other Jews. 1/4
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Two Dutch women received recognition today: Shoshana (Jansje) Litten-Serlui & Ellie Waterman from the Westerweel Group, where jews and non-jews worked together to resist the Nazis. The group's leaders, Joop and Wily Westerweel, were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. 2/4

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"Two women – their contribution was underdocumented, but their actions were real and saved tens if not hundreds of lives. Even today there is a tendency to sidetrack women, yet we also see women taking concrete actions, selflessly, saving lives, speaking up." 3/4
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"Let’s be inspired and follow in their steps. Not alone, but together. Shoulder to shoulder against antisemitism, racism and hatred; to confront injustice, protect the persecuted, save lives and thus save humanity." From the Ambassador's speech, today 4/4
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