On January 27, the world commemorates the victims of the Holocaust—one of the most horrific crimes of the twentieth century. It stands as a tragic example of where hatred, dehumanization, hate speech, and indifference can lead. It is a story of how human life can gradually lose its value: first in words, then in decisions, and eventually in actions.

By remembering the victims of the Holocaust, we are not speaking only about the past. We are speaking about the value of every human life, about responsibility for our words and choices, and about our duty to preserve humanity even in the most difficult times.

May the memory of those whose lives were taken live on forever.