Today (Monday) an event was held at the UN buildings in Geneva to mark International Holocaust Day, led by the Israeli delegation to Geneva, the German delegation to the UN, the Center for Jewish Impact, the Department of Israel and Holocaust Commemoration in the World Zionist Organization and the Alumoth Or organization.
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The event dealt with the issue of education for children with disabilities during the Holocaust and today, and put a spotlight on the issue of education for children with disabilities during the Holocaust, which does not receive enough public discourse.
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At the event, which was attended by diplomats, ambassadors, human rights experts, and experts in the field of disabilities, the film "Sally Bain's Children" was screened and then a panel on inclusive education was held.
The film is about the personal story of Sally Bain, who opened the first inclusive school of its kind in Europe for children with disabilities, about the vision, the challenges, and the destruction of his life's work at the tragic end of the Holocaust.
Among the participants in the event: Ambassador of Israel in Geneva Merav Ilon Shahar, Ambassador Nicola Gilhoff, Envoy of the German Delegation to the United Nations in Geneva, Chairman of the Center for Jewish Impact Robert Singer, Vice Chairman of the World Zionist Organization and Head of the Israel and Holocaust Commemoration Department Gil Segal , CEO of the Center for Jewish Impact Sonia Gomes de Mesquite, and Sharit Handaknoff - Director of the Israel and Holocaust Remembrance Department at the World Zionist Organization.
The "Last Swiss Holocaust Survivor" display in Geneva,
In a special panel, Germany's and Israel's Commissioner for Equality of Rights for People with Disabilities, Jürgen Dossel and Dan Rashel, together with the CEO of Alumoth Or, Adv. Later through the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and through educational associations such as Alomato Or.
Ambassador Mirev Ilon Shahar: "The event was held to mark International Holocaust Day, on which we remember the unprecedented genocide of the Jewish people, carried out by Nazi Germany and its partners. This event is held, not only to remember the horrors of the past, but to discuss and remind the courage The unimaginable demonstrated by those who suffered, and encountered unimaginable cruelty. Sally Bain was a brave man and a great educator, who believed in the integration of children with disabilities into society - an educational concept unique to its time, whose legacy the Nazis were unable to erase."
The State of Israel's campaign for International Holocaust Day around the world, photo: National Information Service
The chairman of the Center for Jewish Impact, Robert Singer: "Throughout all my past positions I have always believed and conveyed the message about the importance of educating the future generation, on the subject of Holocaust remembrance.
Today we are discussing a topic that, unfortunately, I do not get enough of - the importance of inclusive education, acceptance of difference and the understanding that we are all equal, in the light of the memory of the Holocaust.
Together we will succeed in working to change and inculcate the understanding that education is the basis for everything, and that if the future generation understands the importance of inclusive education and works to inculcate it, we will succeed in fighting anti-Semitism and hate speech."
Vice Chairman of the World Zionist Organization and head of the Israel and Holocaust Commemoration Department, Gil Segal: "Sally Bain is a hero who was ahead of his time and understood the importance of including children with disabilities in society, and fought for equality and human rights.
Last year when I saw - many parliament buildings all over the world lit up with the words - 'we remember' - it gave me hope that humanity has learned the lesson of the past and that such a terrible tragedy will not repeat itself.
But alas, on October 7th we learned never again!
It's happening right now - when the new Nazis, Hamas, murdered, raped, slaughtered and kidnapped innocent men, women and children from their homes.
I want to take this opportunity to ask you all to support our efforts to bring them home now."
CEO of Alumoth Or, Attorney Ziv Magor: "These days, when we mark International Holocaust Day, we wish to shine a spotlight on those children and adults with disabilities during the Holocaust, who were murdered first and foremost because they were disabled and secondly, because they were Jews The Alumoth Or organization, which promotes excellence for those students eligible for special education services, today continues the inspiring story of Sally Bain, who taught us how far ahead of his time he was, and allows every student with a disability the most chances to live an autonomous life after the end of his studies Especially these days, we will continue to put young people with disabilities on the map and show that every person is a person."
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