As a place of commemoration – the government controls a Holocaust Museum

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The government of Austria has the options for the construction of a Holocaust Museum check, as announced on Wednesday as part of the Council of Ministers. A feasibility study of a central place of commemoration was started for this purpose. A schedule for the project was not mentioned.

According to State Secretary Alexander Pröll (ÖVP), international examples for memorial places such as Yad Vashem want to look at dialogue with organizations such as the Israeli cultural community.

Pröll emphasized that historical responsibility had to be brought to life. For this you need a central place of commemoration.

Important place for the perpetrator history of Austria
State Secretary Michaela Schmidt (Spö) also emphasized the historical responsibility of the country, Austrians were not only a followers in national socialism, but also perpetrators. When investigating the Holocaust Museum you will ensure that the history of Austria finds an important place.

Schmidt also announced that the website reminded. It is a range with a low threshold to draw attention to Memorabilia throughout Austria.

Neos: The government represents a fair memorial culture
Neos Club -chairman Yannick Shetty was happy that a government was now in office that is really serious with the “never forgotten” and represents an honest culture of commemoration. He sees the Holocaust Museum in the sense of an institutionalization of the memorial culture. This is all the more necessary with a view to unbridled anti -semitism and hatred and agitation against minorities.

Source: Krone

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