by JTA News, MARCUS M. GILBAN January 4, 2021
Rio de Janeiro inaugurated a Holocaust memorial that includes a 72-foot-tall tower and overlooks the Sugarloaf Mountain, one of South America’s most famous landmarks.
Several government officials and Jewish communal representatives attended an inauguration event in Brazil’s second largest city on Sunday. Brazil’s Secretary of Communications Fabio Wajngarten, who is Jewish, represented President Jair Bolsonaro.
“I am a grandson of Holocaust survivors. My grandmother had a number tattooed on her arm and what she told me I will never forget. We cannot forget the atrocities of the Holocaust,” Wajngarten said.
Memorial às Vítimas do Holocausto será aberto em setembro com exposição permanente no subsolo
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Memorial às Vítimas do Holocausto fica pronto em setembro com exposição permanente no subsolo
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