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The Premier League will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day: "Anti-Semitism and Racism Break Records"
The players and teams will participate in the campaign and mark the day of the fight against anti-Semitism and racism.
Omri Caspi also participates: "I experienced a number of antisemitic incidents, my family and I feared for our safety"
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Yaniv Tuchman
Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 1:30 p.m.
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Premier League players (Photo: Official website, league director)
As part of the "International Holocaust Remembrance Day" activity, which is celebrated every year on January 27, the Premier League players and teams will participate in the campaign and mark the day of the fight against anti-Semitism and racism.
This week, players on all social media platforms will upload photos that include the hashtag: #WeRemember.
The campaign is in collaboration with the Director of Football Leagues, the World Jewish Congress and Premier League teams.
Erez Kalfon, chairman of the leagues' director: "It is precisely in such days, when anti-Semitism and racism are breaking records, that the players and the teams must carry out information activities and an important message for this important struggle.
Every year,
Gadi Arieli, Chairman of the World Jewish Congress in Israel: "Thank you to the Director of the Football League and the players for their tremendous support and for their memory." The dark days in our past, which were a direct result of hatred and anti-Semitism. "
The Center for Jewish Impact also initiated a campaign in which the best athletes and leading figures from the world of sports in Israel and around the world were photographed, who told from a personal point of view about racism and anti-Semitism, and how sport has the power to combat the phenomenon.
The video features Dikamba Mutombo, Omri Caspi, Andy Ram and Roy Nissani.
MOTOMBO, NBA Hall of Fame: "I want to take this opportunity to talk about International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is still considered one of the most difficult days of our lives. When we look back at history, which took place between 1940 and 1945, in Europe, Murder of the Jews or anyone close to them, it was a terrible thing. History teaches us that we must do everything we can to make sure that this horror does not happen again. I call on you to join me, we will make sure our children know more about the Holocaust, That it will not happen again. "
Omri Caspi shared a personal experience: "I personally experienced a number of antisemitic incidents unfortunately, the strongest memory is from the time I was in Sacramento, on the eve of Jewish New Year in 2010, my face was spray-painted in various publications around the city, it happened several times and my family and I feared for our safety. Our place as athletes is mainly to create awareness and raise the issue to combat the phenomenon. "
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