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Israeli President Herzog Leads Ceremony Honoring 1941 Iași Pogrom Victims in Romania
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 8 hours ago
What happened
Israeli President Isaac Herzog led a reburial ceremony in Iași, Romania, honoring 22 recently found victims of the 1941 pogrom that killed about 15,000 Jews. Herzog commemorated the victims, highlighted Romanian Jews' role in Israel's founding, and warned of rising antisemitism in Europe.
- 0122 victims of the 1941 Iași pogrom were reburied in a ceremony attended by President Herzog.
- 02Approximately 15,000 Jews were killed during the Iași pogrom and subsequent death trains.
- 03Herzog emphasized the moral stain of the pogrom and the silence that enabled such cruelty.
- 04The ceremony included a Kaddish prayer by Romania's Chief Rabbi Rafael Shafir.
- 05Herzog highlighted Romanian Jews' contributions to early Israeli settlements like Rosh Pina.
- 06He warned of the resurgence of antisemitism across Europe and called for active resistance.
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