JEW AND POLISH COMMUNITIES TO COMMEMORATE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUSWENTSIN
LIBERATION
Azg/arm
3 Feb 05
The Armenian Office of the International Center for Russia’s
Scientific-Cultural Cooperation initiated an arrangement at the hall
of Union of Relations with Foreign Countries. The arrangement was
dedicated to 60th anniversary of liberating the Auswentsin
prisoners. The Jewish and Polish communities of Armenia also
participated in the arrangement.
Genady Barishnikov, representative of the ICRCSC Office in Armenia,
stated that they will do everything so that people do not forget these
important period of the world history, when the Soviet Army greatly
contributed to achieving full victory over the Nazi. “The Russian
President emphasized in his speech dedicated to liberation of
Auswentsin prisoners that very often people confuse the terms `to
liberate’ and `to conquer’, a`victim’ and an `executor’. This widely
spread phenomenon is not accidental, people mix these terms
deliberately to hide the dark pages of the past and pretend heroes
today,” he said.
Valeria Fljian, representative of the Jew community, talked of the
awful brutality of the Nazi that killed a great number of Jews. “When
talking of Auswentsin, each Jew remembers Holocaust, as they are
directly connected with each other. One can hardly imagine how the
Nazi could annihilate all these innocent people,” she said.
“I was 14 when the WW II broke out. I saw and heard everything. I have
exciting memories and I want the humanity to remember forever these
horrible years when great number of innocent people died. I was in
Poland and I visited Auswentsin and suffered that horror after so many
years. We pray so that our children do not pass this path of
tortures. We pray for a better and a brighter life for them. We pray
for Peace,” Alla Kuzminskaya, head of the Polish community said.
Nikolay Madoyan, honored violinist of Armenia, Eduard Baghdasarian,
People’s Artist of Armenia, Vazgen Ghazarian, 5th year student at
Yerevan State Conservatoire, and the Chorus of the Polish Community
performed a concert during the evening.
“I think that such arrangements are very important, as they build a
bridge between the old and the new generations and give them an
opportunity to learn lessons from the history,” Mr. Barishnikov said.
By Ruzan Poghosian