Sources:
in Latvian Diena (D); Neatkariga Rita Avize (NRA); Latvijas Avize (LA);
Dienas Bizness (DB); Rigas Balss (RB)
in
Russian Tchas (T); Bizness & Baltija (BB); Vesti Segodnja (VS); Telegraf (TEL)
HOLOCAUST ISSUES
Action "Last
Chance" by S.Wiesenthal Center. (VS)
Action "Last Chance" by
the S.Wiesenthal Center now is taking place not only in the
Baltics, but also in Poland, Romania, Austria, Hungary and
Croatia. Zuroff has reminded that operation in the Baltic
States has already given some results - the Center received
data about 43 possible participants in elimination of Jews
from Latvia and 198 - from Lithuania.
At the end of the article VS wrote - the Wiesenthal Center
would like to tell residents of the Baltic States that
their neighbours - Jews didn't disappear during Nazi occupation
- they were killed, women, old people and children among
them. There is no forgiveness; it is the only thing we
can do in commemorating innocent victims - to bring their
killers to the court.
" Diena" publishes
interview with U.S. congressman Lantos.
Among other issues
the congressman spoke also about the Holocaust. The journalist asked what has been changed regarding the Holocaust issue in
Latvia since Lantos's last visit there four years ago.
Lantos said he is the only U.S. congressman, who had lived
in a Soviet system, therefore, he is sensitive towards
Latvians, Lithuanians and Estonians' sufferings from the
Soviet tirany, however, these three countries haven't take
fully their responsibility for the Holocaust. "Some weeks ago I was in my native city Budapest in order to open the Holocaust
Museum there, and I was proud of the Hungarian PM, who
said during the opening ceremony that "we have to be honest and look at our history, which shows that the Hungarian
residents killed other Hungarian residents because they
were Jews", Lantos said. New generation, which is not responsible for history, have to
be taught in schools about it. According to my opinion,
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have still a long way to
improve textbooks so it can bee seen that the Holocaust
education is serious and open, and not only small brochures
for children, Lantos considers. At the end of the interview,
Lantos admitted that not everyone in the Western world
knows about sufferings of Latvians during Stalin's regime
and that he personally is doing everything possible in
his public addresses to emphasize sufferings of the Latvian
nation during Stalin's time.
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