Politics
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"In memory who were murdered with 2060 members of their community in Vishneva in August 1942 by the Nazis and their local accomplices who rounded up the residents of the town in the synagogue which was made of wood and murdered them by shooting them and setting fire to the synagogue:
My grandfather – Who walked at the head of the community, wrapped in a prayer shawl, into the synagogue which was burnt down by the Nazis.
My grandmother – Rivka Meltzer
My grandfather - Zvi Meltzer – my teacher and rabbi, who when we said goodbye at the train station as I left for Israel said to me only: "Be a Jew"
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President Peres:
"I have no doubt that when President Obama and you say that all options are on the table, you mean it."
"The two state solution is the best solution and the parameters for that agreement already exist"
Secretary of State Kerry:
"We understand the threat of Iran and as the president has said many times, he doesn't bluff."
"It’s a great privilege for me to be representing President Obama and the American people in this effort to try and get us over the line. We all know it's not easy but as you said yourself it can be done."
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Israel wishes to thank Egyptian Authorities for their quick, efficient and successful action for the release of the kidnapped Israeli and Norwegian tourists.
We all share the happiness of the Hassan family upon the homecoming of their son, Amir, whom we greet with a "Welcome Back"!
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Dear Holocaust survivors,
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
Speaker of the Knesset, Yuli Edelstein,
President of the Supreme Court, Justice Asher Grunis
Chief Rabbi's, Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Rabbi Yona Metzger
Our dear friend Prime Minister Tony Blair,
Our dear friend the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, John Baird,
Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, Rabbi Israel Meir Lau
Chairman of the Directorate of Yad Vashem, Avner Shalev
Righteous Among the Nations
Honored guests
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