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The Federal President, Alexander Van der Bellen, reminded Thursday evening at the IKG, during a memorial event on the November pogroms at the ESRA Psychosocial Center, that "often repeated" never again "" should not to become an obligatory exercise or a penny. "History should be seen as an example" where scapegoating politics, incitement to marginalization can lead, "he declared in place of the old pogrom destroyed in November 1938 at the Leopoldstädter temple.
"Let's be vigilant"
Of course, history is never repeated, but there are situations and political discourses "likely to present similarities". "Make sure that humiliation, deprivation of rights and persecution never happen again in our country or in Europe," said the president. He also called for awareness of the great value of fundamental rights, freedoms and human rights. This applies – like liberal democracy and freedom of the press – to "defending on a daily basis".
Van der Bellen recalled the events of 80 years ago, the destruction of synagogues and houses of prayer, apartments and shops. Even more, however, is to remember those "who have been humiliated, tortured, expelled or murdered". In particular, the Federal President paid tribute to the contemporary witnesses present at the commemorative ceremony, which he thanked for sharing their personal memories of National-Socialist crimes. This gives an impression of what it means to be exposed to an inhuman ideology, a hateful mbad.
Injustice can not be canceled, said the president. Austria could better support those who have been exposed to the persecution. Public recognition of the suffering of those affected is of particular importance, according to Van der Bellen, who also thanked the team at the Psychosocial Center for taking care of Nazi survivors and other traumatized people.
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