Anniversary of Jewish Deportation to Camps Marked
The anniversary of the deportation of Jews from Novi Sad and Bačka in 1944 to Nazi concentration camps was marked today at the Novi Sad Synagogue. Petar Đurđev, advisor to Mayor Žarko Mićin, stated that Novi Sad has an obligation to remember this event so that it never happens again.
TL;DR
- Novi Sad commemorated the anniversary of the 1944 deportation of Jews from Novi Sad and Bačka to Nazi concentration camps.
- Petar Đurđev, advisor to the mayor, stated that Novi Sad has an obligation to remember the event to prevent its recurrence.
- Đurđev highlighted the Jewish community's significant contributions to the city's urban, economic, and cultural development.
- The deportation involved measures that stripped Jews of their rights, forcing them into ghettos and concentration camps.
- The Synagogue in Novi Sad served as a collection center, and the path from there was a 'road of no return' for many.
- Despite the darkness, some individuals risked their lives to protect Jews.
- Ladiслав Trajer, president of the Jewish community in Novi Sad, noted that 300 Jews returned from Auschwitz and the synagogue's organ was sold to feed them.
- Both officials stressed the importance of remembering to prevent history from repeating itself.