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My remarks at the Closing Bell Ceremony at NASDAQ this afternoon:
Seventy years ago today, Allied
forces entered the Auschwitz Concentration camp and discovered evidence of
unparalleled crimes – crimes that would shock the conscience of the world and
would forever change our notion of the power of humans beings to commit evil
acts.
Emerging from the ashes of Auschwitz
were sparks of rebirth and evidence of the human spirit’s resilience and
ability to rebuild life and community after great tragedy. It is no accident that the birthrate among
survivors, in displaced persons camps after the war, spiked, illustrating the
exponential power of survival.
Although we commemorate the Holocaust
every day at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan – honoring those
who perished by celebrating their lives and legacies, we join the international
community on this International Holocaust Remembrance Day and reflect on what
was lost and honor those who survived.
