Minister Naď commemorates Holocaust and Racial Violence Victims Memorial Day
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Exactly 79 years have passed since the adoption of the so-called Jewish Code, the anti-Jewish legislation in Slovakia, on 9 September 1941. Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď paused to remember the immense human suffering and memory of the victims of the Holocaust and racial violence at the Holocaust Victims Memorial in Rybné Square, Bratislava.
Reflecting on the reality of the Holocaust, Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “Today we can hardly imagine what everything those most affected by the cruelty and injustice of the Nazi frenzy were experiencing. The indescribable horrors people were going through at the concentration camps serve today as a reminder of what blind following of fanatic ideas may lead to. We vow never to forget.” He further underscored the significance of the memorial day and pointed to the importance of the ongoing debate on this matter, which is often played down and questioned by different groups.
The Jewish Code – the Order on Legal Status of Jews was the most extensive legal norm of the wartime Slovak State. Transports bound for the Nazi concentration and extermination camps began on 25 March 1942. Over 57,600 Jews had been deported from Slovakia by 20 October 1942. Nazi-occupied Slovakia saw yet another wave of deportations begin in September 1944.
Reflecting on the reality of the Holocaust, Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “Today we can hardly imagine what everything those most affected by the cruelty and injustice of the Nazi frenzy were experiencing. The indescribable horrors people were going through at the concentration camps serve today as a reminder of what blind following of fanatic ideas may lead to. We vow never to forget.” He further underscored the significance of the memorial day and pointed to the importance of the ongoing debate on this matter, which is often played down and questioned by different groups.
The Jewish Code – the Order on Legal Status of Jews was the most extensive legal norm of the wartime Slovak State. Transports bound for the Nazi concentration and extermination camps began on 25 March 1942. Over 57,600 Jews had been deported from Slovakia by 20 October 1942. Nazi-occupied Slovakia saw yet another wave of deportations begin in September 1944.
