Tom Yazdgerdi

@StateSEHI

Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues at the U.S. Department of State: Remembering the Past, Righting Injustices

Washington, DC
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Joined June 2017
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    May 3

    Claims Conference DC Rep Eric Gallagher met Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein after he delivered a speech at the . The Rabbi was injured in the shooting at his synagogue in which claimed the life of Lori Kaye. We believe ed is a key to tackling

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    May 2

    Jom Hašoa dan je u kojem se s poštovanjem sjećamo žrtava holokausta. Ne smijemo ih zaboraviti! Naša je obveza mladim generacijama ukazati na taj i sve zločine protiv čovječnosti, odgajati ih u duhu međusobnog uvažavanja i poštivanja ljudskog dostojanstva svakoga čovjeka.

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    May 2

    On we remember Jews who perished in the . Today thousands of young Israelis & Jews from around the world participated in the annual , walked a 2-mile path from Auschwitz to Birkenau.

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    May 2

    On May 1, NCSEJ CEO Mark Levin and Deputy Director Lesley Weiss attended a Yom HaShoah program at the U.S. Department of State, remembering the Holocaust in Belarus and the liquidation of the Minsk Ghetto.

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    May 2

    This year, for the first time, eight U.S. officials led a delegation to the March of the Living. This initiative underscores the U.S. government’s tireless efforts to combat anti-Semitism.

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    May 2

    The Diplomats and employees of remembered today the 6 million Jews killed during the Shoah. in

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    May 2

    Anti-semitism is an evolving and continuing threat to democracy and freedom. We bear witness to the past in order not to repeat it.

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    May 1

    Today is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel. This date, the 27th of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar, partially coincides with the 76th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Below: Flag of the Jewish Combat Organisation, or ZOB.

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    May 2

    From birth, Joël Nommick lived under a false identity. His village in southern France was under the control of Nazi collaborators, but the townspeople protected Joël's family for two years. Live today at 11 a.m. ET, hear Joël in his own words.

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    May 2

    Every year at 10:00 AM on , a siren sounds across Israel. Wherever they are, what ever they are doing, Israelis stop and observe 2 minutes of silence in honor of the 6,000,000 Jews murdered in the Holocaust.

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  11. May 1

    Very happy to partner today with and for ’s commemoration of Yom HaShoah. This year, we honored Saveliy Kaplinskiy, survivor of the Minsk Ghetto. Sobering and inspiring to hear his experiences.

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    Apr 29

    April 29, 1945, American troops liberated more than 60,000 prisoners from Dachau concentration camp. “It is all a horrible memory...To liberate this camp alone was sufficient reason for our war with Germany.”—Colonel Alexander Zabin

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    Apr 28

    Moving ceremony today commemorating the 74th liberation of concentration camp.

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  14. Apr 21

    Very pleased that Croatian President received our delegation recently and expressed her interest in Holocaust education, research, remembrance, and the on-going dialogue with the Croatian govt on restitution issues .

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    Apr 17

    It was a pleasure to have Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Elan Carr at the Embassy today. Good discussion on the challenges of fighting anti-Semitism worldwide, and happy to show you our historic building.

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  16. Apr 16

    Great meeting with Croatian Speaker of Parliament Jandrokovic with ⁦⁩ and colleagues. Parliament has important role to play in resolving remaining Holocaust issues.

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    Apr 16

    “It is essential that democracies committed to ensuring relevance of the Holocaust maintain a historically accurate view of the past," says Dr Rob Williams. Here's how our new project around Memory Laws is going to help:

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  18. Apr 15

    Good meeting with Dr. Ernest Petric senior advisor to and colleagues on Holocaust-era restitution issues.

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  19. Apr 15

    Pleased to meet Justice Minister Katic and her team to discuss Holocaust-era restitution issues, along with my colleagues. Good discussion!

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    Mar 29

    By the end of 2018, the IHRA’s working definition of had been endorsed or adopted by 17 countries — and that's not all. See the year in review in this annual report:

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