Sources:
in Latvian:
Diena (D); Neatkariga Rita Avize (NRA); Lauku Avize
(LA); Dienas Bizness (DB); Latvijas Vestnesis (LV); Vakara
Zinas (VZ); Sports (S); Rigas Balss (RB)
in Russian:
Tchas (T); Bizness & Baltija
(BB); Vesti Segodnja (VS); Telegraf (TEL)
Action "Last Chance" by S.Wiesenthal Center. (VS)
Action "Last Chance" by
the S.Wiesenthal Center now is taking place not only in the
Baltics, but also in Poland, Romania, Austria, Hungary and
Croatia. Zuroff has reminded that operation in the Baltic
States has already given some results - the Center received
data about 43 possible participants in elimination of Jews
from Latvia and 198 - from Lithuania. At the end of the article
VS wrote - the Wiesenthal Center would like to tell residents
of the Baltic States that their neighbours - Jews didn't
disappear during Nazi occupation - they were killed, women,
old people and children among them. There is no forgiveness;
it is the only thing we can do in commemorating innocent
victims - to bring their killers to the court.
"
Diena" publishes interview
with U.S. congressman Lantos.
Among other issues the congressman
spoke also about the Holocaust. The journalist asked what
has been changed regarding the Holocaust issue in Latvia
since Lantos's last visit there four years ago. Lantos said
he is the only U.S. congressman, who had lived in a Soviet
system, therefore, he is sensitive towards Latvians, Lithuanians
and Estonians' sufferings from the Soviet tirany, however,
these three countries haven't take fully their responsibility
for the Holocaust. "Some weeks ago I was in my native city Budapest in order to open the Holocaust
Museum there, and I was proud of the Hungarian PM, who said
during the opening ceremony that "we have to be honest and look at our history, which shows that the Hungarian
residents killed other Hungarian residents because they were
Jews", Lantos said. New generation, which is not responsible for history, have to
be taught in schools about it. According to my opinion, Latvia,
Lithuania and Estonia have still a long way to improve textbooks
so it can bee seen that the Holocaust education is serious
and open, and not only small brochures for children, Lantos
considers. At the end of the interview, Lantos admitted that
not everyone in the Western world knows about sufferings
of Latvians during Stalin's regime and that he personally
is doing everything possible in his public addresses to emphasize
sufferings of the Latvian nation during Stalin's time.
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