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Fax :
Web : www.eurojewcong.org
From: xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx [mailto:Paulina.DEJMEK-
xxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx]
Sent: lundi 22 décembre 2014 17:58
To:
@ejcbrussels.com
Subject: FW: EJC 70th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation final.doc
Dear
, further to our previous exchange, I am pleased to send you the written
contribution from European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
Don't hesitate to be in touch if anything is unclear.
With my best wishes for the festive season,
Paulina
Paulina Dejmek Hack
Member of Cabinet
European Commission
Rue de la Loi, 200
B-1049 Bruxelles
Tel. +32 2 299 15 53
xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Ref. Ares(2016)48499 - 06/01/2016
Mr. Jean-Claude JUNCKER
President of the European Commission
Brussels, 5th January 2016
Ref. nr. 1601102
Dear Mr. Juncker,
For many years already, the European Jewish Congress (EJC) has been organising Holocaust
commemorative events either in Poland, the Czech Republic or at the European Parliament in Brussels,
but always in collaboration with the President of the European Parliament.
As you may know,
in 2012, the President of the European Parliament, Mr. Martin Schulz, decided that the
International Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 27th of January would become an official
commemoration ceremony included in the calendar of the Presidency of the European Parliament. This
was an important step in enforcing the event as a fundamental part of European – not only Jewish –
memory.
In 2016 the official commemoration ceremony will take place on the 27th of January in Brussels at the
European Parliament in the Yehudi Menuhin Hall at 13h00.
The ceremony will be an essential opportunity for European leaders and participants not only to
remember the lessons of history and the horrific experience of World War II, but also to reflect on the
dramatic situation that Europe and other parts of the world are facing today.
Distinguished guests will attend the ceremony including EU leaders, commissioners, ministers, members
of the European Parliament, ambassadors as well as Holocaust survivors.
I would be most honoured if you kindly would accept our invitation.
A detailed program of the event will be provided to you in the coming weeks.
I look forward to your positive response.
Sincerely yours,
Congrès Juif Européen / European Jewish Congress
Bureau Européen / European Office - 73 rue de Namur -1000 Bruxelles - Belgique
Tel : +32 2 5408159 /Fax : +32 2 5408169 / www.eurojewcong.org / Email : xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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From:
CAB JUNCKER PRESIDENT
Sent:
05 January 2016 14:07
To:
CAB JUNCKER ARCHIVES
Subject:
FW: INVITATION : International Holocaust Remembrance Day + EC President
Juncker's message for the programme
Attachments:
EJC 70th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation final.doc; Invitation IHRD 2016 -
Mr. Jean-Claude JUNCKER.pdf; ejc-30thanniversary-invitation-Mr. Jean-Claude
JUNCKER.pdf
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Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2016 1:52 PM
To: DEJMEK HACK Paulina (CAB-JUNCKER)
Cc: CAB JUNCKER PRESIDENT; European Jewish Congress
Subject: INVITATION : International Holocaust Remembrance Day + EC President Juncker's
message for the programme
Importance: High
Dear Ms. Dejmek-Hack,
I write to you on behalf of the European Jewish Congress (EJC) regarding the upcoming
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony that will take place in the European
Parliament in Brussels on 27th January 2016.
The event is organized in partnership with the President of the European Parliament, Mr. Martin
Schulz.
On a separate note, every year we are preparing a programme which will be distributed during
the event. In previous ceremonies held in Brussels we have always received a keynote message
for the programme from the president of the European Commission. Please see the email below
and the message from last year attached for your information. We would deeply appreciate
receiving President Juncker’s message in order to include it as soon as possible. Unfortunately,
last year President Juncker was unable to attend the Commemoration event in Prague and we
really expect that this year he will honour European Jewish Communities and all participants
with his presence. It will be a strong message for all Jews of Europe during this difficult period.
The EJC sincerely hope to continue the strong and fruitful relationship that was built with the
presidency of the European Commission in the past.
Please find attached an invitation letter from
for the kind
attention of President Jean-Claude Juncker.
Attached to this letter, please find as well an invitation to the EJC’s 30th Anniversary Dinner.
Distinguished guests will honour us with their presence, including Rt. Hon. Tony Blair.
The original invitation will arrive shortly by post.
We remain at your disposal for any questions you might have.
Kind regards,
European Jewish Congress (EJC) Tel :
Fax :
Web : www.eurojewcong.org
From: xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx [mailto:xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx]
Sent: lundi 22 décembre 2014 17:58
To:
@ejcbrussels.com
Subject: FW: EJC 70th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation final.doc
Dear
, further to our previous exchange, I am pleased to send you the written
contribution from European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
Don't hesitate to be in touch if anything is unclear.
With my best wishes for the festive season,
Paulina
Paulina Dejmek Hack
Member of Cabinet
European Commission
Rue de la Loi, 200
B-1049 Bruxelles
Tel. +32 2 299 15 53
xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Ref. Ares(2016)48499 - 06/01/2016
Proposed Message by President Jean-Claude Juncker to the European Jewish Congress on the
occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day 2015, to be published in the leaflet of the event
Just a few weeks after Adolf Hitler came to power, the first state-organised attacks on opponents of
the regime and on Jews were carried out across Germany. Less than two weeks later, Dachau, the
first Nazi concentration camp, was opened.
The fortified city of Terezín was transformed in 1941 into a ghetto whose inhabitants were destined
to be transferred to the gas chambers of Auschwitz. Terezín served the Nazis as a perversely titled
"model Jewish city" for propaganda purposes. The prisoners' determination to live, reflected by the
cultural and educational activities in the ghetto amidst appalling circumstances, remains an
impressive testimony to this day.
Today we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp of
Auschwitz-Birkenau as well as the many hundreds of camps created with the specific purpose of
exterminating the Jewish people - a people that had enriched life in Europe for two millennia.
Europe has come a long way since those darkest of days. The creation of the European Communities
was inspired by the deep conviction of the founding fathers whose cry was: Never again! Today, the
European Union is an important guarantor for all citizens, including the Jewish people, fighting anti-
Semitism wherever it rears its ugly head and promoting peace and tolerance among the peoples of
Europe: A Union where we strive to ensure that Jews can live the lives they wish to live in security
and contribute to the flourishing of our societies.
Against this backdrop of our commitment to the Jewish people of Europe, I have watched with
growing unease the recent rise of anti-Semitic behaviour and statements in several European
countries. Public incitement to violence or hatred, anti-Semitic hate speech and Holocaust denial
must be strongly condemned. Such racism has no place in Europe; it is against our fundamental
values and our firm conviction of the protection of minorities. The European Commission will be
rigorous in ensuring that all citizens are protected by the fundamental rights of freedom of thought,
conviction and religion.
It is a blessing to have some of the survivors of the Holocaust among us today. It shall be our firm
resolve that Europe's next generations of politicians, teachers, and citizens, will continue to honour
and remember their lives and those of the millions who perished at the hand of the Nazi regime.
Remembrance of those who perished, ensuring proper education about the past and all that it means
for us today will ensure that also those who come after us will understand to cherish the eternal
values of liberty, tolerance and respect of humanity.