Den internasjonale Holocaustdagen finner sted hvert år den 27. januar, på datoen for frigjøringen av Auschwitz. I 2005 vedtok FN å gjøre dette til en internasjonal minnedag for ofrene for Holocaust.Denne bloggen presenterer Falstadsenterets markering av dagen,sammen med elever som besøker den tidligere fangeleiren.

The International Holocaust Memorial Day takes place every year on January 27th, the date of the liberation of Auschwitz. In 2005 the United Nations designated the day as an international day of commemoration in honour of the victims of the Holocaust. This blog presents the Falstad Centre's activities during the day,
together with students visiting the former prison camp.



fredag 27. januar 2012

Statsministeren beklager / Norwegian Prime Minister's Apology

Statsminister Jens Stoltenberg (Ap) beklager at nordmenn deltok i arrestasjoner og deportasjoner av jøder under krigen.

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In his speech on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day the Norwegian Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, said:
"Without relieving the Nazis of their responsibility, it is time for us to aknowledge that Norwegian policemen and other Norwegians took part in the arrest and deportation of Jews. Today I feel it is fitting for me to express our deepest apologies that this could happen on Norwegian soil."
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