Jerusalem Working
Group
for Recognition of Major Jewish
Rescuers during the Shoah
POB 23718 Jerusalem 91236
lpfeffer@actcom.co.il
International Rescuer Day 2010
January 18, 2010
Held at Israel's Parlament: the Knesset
Sponsored by Deputy Minster Ayoob
Kara and Member of Knesset Dr. Michel Ben-Ari
Participation
by
Aambassadors
of Hungary, Portugal and Switzerland and Charges d'Affairs of the
Swedish Embassay
As in past years International
Rescuer Day 2008
events are held in Jerusalem and
internationally in USA , Hungary and China.
January 17th was chosen for
International Rescuer Day
in honor of
Raoul Wallenberg
who was abducted by the Soviet Union on January 17, 1945.
This is an annual international event to also
remember and
honor other Holocaust era rescuers, Gentiles and Jews, who are
important authentic role models and to assure that important lessons
are
learned and applied to current challenges.
The event’s purpose is to:
1) REMEMBER those who did so much
to
try to rescue us during the Holocaust
2) LEARN important lessons from the
positive deeds of our
rescuers and also from tragic failures of important rescue
opportunities
3) TEACH by the major rescuers'
example the great potential of
non-egocentric individualism, which characterized many of the rescuers
4) INTROSPECT about what we
have to do to address today's
burning problems
5) ACT on the above
The event provides an opportunity
to recall that a
few exceptionally dedicated, brave and creative individuals were able
to snatch
large numbers of Jews out of the hands of determined murderers.
So far Jewish rescuers did not
receive appropriate recognition by
Israel, major
Holocaust Centers and the Jewish community. This must change without
further
delay!
Jerusalem Working Group
POB 23718 Jerusalem 912136 – lpfeffer@actcom.co.il Tel:
(054) 726-7681
www.geocities.com/jerusalem_working_group
ARTWORK AT THE EVENT EXHIBIT
Calligraphic art created for
International Rescuer Day 2006 by Elyakim Bruck
(052) 256-8985 in Israel
Click on either picture to see larger
image and explanation
Paintings created for International Rescuer Day 2006
The Jerusalem Working Group White Paper
provides additional historic background
Contact: Hanalisa Omer
Rechov HaNerd 32a, Jerusalem 96626
Tel: (02) 643-2120 and (052) 305-6505 in Israel
hanalisa@bezeqint.net
