The Head of the European Commission Representation in Bucharest, Ramona Chiriac, said on Friday that it is „a shared responsibility” to combat anti-Semitism in the EU, considering that the Holocaust is „a defining legacy of European history”, according to Agerpres.

The Representation of the European Commission in Romania hosted on Wednesday the event „Holocaust – Romania remembers”, to commemorate the Holocaust in Europe and in Romania, as well as for the knowledge of the historical truth, which is essential for the development of a society favorable to inclusion, equality and respect.

In the spirit of remembering this tragedy in the history of Europe, the special guest of the event was Octavian Fulop, aged 92, one of the few survivors of the Holocaust still alive in Romania, informed the Representation.

Fulop was interned in the camp at the age of 13 and a half, in April 1944, together with his whole family. He was imprisoned in Austria’s Melk, Mauthausen and Gunskirchen concentration camps, as well as in Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was released by the American army from the Gunskirchen camp.

Among the guests at Wednesday’s event were Alexandru Muraru, special representative of the Romanian Government for the promotion of memory policies, combating anti-Semitism and xenophobia, Gabriela Ghindea, director of programs in the Mediterranean Basin and program director for the Raphael Lemkin Prevention Seminar of Genocide, global edition Auschwitz Institute and Irina-Dumitrita Solomon, secretary of state in the Prime Minister’s Chancellery, coordinator of the Interministerial Committee for monitoring the implementation of the National Strategy for preventing and combating anti-Semitism, xenophobia, radicalization and hate speech.

Other officials of the Romanian state also participated, as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps, representatives of the academic environment, students and representatives of civil society.

Agerpres