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2012-01-16

The 7th Edition of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day

It will be the seventh time for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies to take place on January 27th, 2012. In Warsaw, the official celebrations will start at 2.30 pm at the Umschlagplatz memorial (10 Stawki St.). The Mayor of Warsaw Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz has taken the honorary patronage to the ceremonies. Representatives of distinct confessions and churches will join in the ecumenical prayer for the dead.

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On the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the historical phantom tram, labeled with the Star of David, will run along Warsaw streets from noon to 6 pm. This empty vehicle will remind of the tram which operated within the Warsaw Ghetto. It is to remind Warsaw residents of their Jewish neighbors who perished in death camps and ghettos.

The Shalom Foundation calls on everyone to kindle some candles in their windows on January 27th, at 6 pm, as part of the action called “the flame of memory” . It is also possible to light the online flame of memory on Facebook social network portal. You only need to download a picture of a lit candle in the window from the Shalom Foundation’s Facebook profile and publish it on your wall. On January 27th, at 6 pm, everyone will have the opportunity to read out the names of Holocaust victims during the memorial appeal that will be held on Prozna Street in Warsaw to bring back the memory of those who passed away.

If you are interested in taking part in the memorial appeal, please contact the Shalom Foundation by phone at +48 22 620 30 36/37 or by e-mail: shalom@shalom.org.pl

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