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London (AFP)
Chelsea will visit the site of the Nazi concentration camps in Poland next month as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the Holocaust and anti-Semitism.
For the second year in a row, representatives of the London club will join the "March of the Living" & # 39; during a walk between Auschwitz and the neighboring Birkenau camp in Poland on May 2nd.
They will also be joined by a delegation from the New England Revolution.
Chelsea will face the Major League Soccer team at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro on May 15, during a friendly match aimed at raising funds for charitable organizations involved in the education of the United States. Holocaust and in the fight against anti-Semitism.
Avram Grant, former director of Chelsea, club director Eugene Tenenbaum, general manager Guy Laurence, and club ambbadador Steve Redgrave, a multiple gold medalist in rowing, will be among the participants .
"Chelsea is honored to participate in the March of the Living for the second year in a row," said Tenenbaum.
"We launched this initiative to raise awareness and combat anti – Semitism in all its forms more than a year ago and share this experience of paying tribute to the millions of Jews who lost their lives in the world. Holocaust with members of the New England Revolution goes a long way in spreading the message of unity and tolerance.
Although Chelsea's owner, Roman Abramovich, is Jewish, this did not stop some Blues fans from engaging in anti-Semitic chants, especially with regard to the rival of the capital, Tottenham Hotspur – a club that has always attracted the support of London's Jewish community.
Some 10,000 people are expected to participate in the Auschwitz March of the Living in Birkenau, the largest complex of Nazi concentration camps built during the Second World War.
Chelsea and New England will donate $ 1 million each to support the World Jewish Congress, the Tree of Life synagogue, the Anti-Defamation League and the Holocaust Educational Trust from funds raised during their match in Mbadachusetts.
? AFP 2019
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