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European Union marks '80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising'

19 April 2023 - The European Commission joined the commemoration events to mark 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and paid tribute to its heroic Jewish martyrs and fighters. Katharina von Schnurbein, Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, took part in the official ceremony hosted by Polish President Andrzej Duda in the presence of Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel, and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany.

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date:  12/05/2023

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To mark the 80th anniversary of the Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola delivered a statement during the plenary session in Strasbourg. At the initiative of the World Jewish Congress, parliamentarians wore paper daffodils – the symbol of the Warsaw uprising.

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