Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kern, former German president Christian Wulff and Secretary General of the European Parliament Klaus Welle were just a few of the world leaders who joined the World Jewish Congress’ #WeRemember campaign ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The response to the campaign been overwhelming. We have reached more than 120 million people so far, and more than 250,000 have participated in the campaign itself: people of all faiths and color, from six continents, and in dozens of languages, high-profile figures and average citizens of all religions and backgrounds from Albania, Morocco, Ghana, Uruguay, Latvia, Chile, Kazakhstan, the United States, Canada, and more.
These included:The President of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany, Aiman Mazyek, and a Christian supporter of Israel from Fiji. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, and Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon; German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel and German Justice Minister Heiko Maas; Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz; Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati. Israeli leaders including President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, MKs Yair Lapid and Isaac Herzog; ambassadors to Israel around the world and permanent representatives from many United Nations missions; Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai. US Senator Chuck Schumer, and Congressmen Jerrold Nadler and Eliot Engel. Actresses Noa Tishby, Moran Atias, and Odelya Halevy; Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Bernard-Henri Lévy, and more. Here is a glimpse of some of their photos. You can see the full display on the World Jewish Congress’ website here.
