Luxembourg commemorated Jewish victims of the Holocaust in a ceremony in the capital on Tuesday.
The event was held ahead of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust on 27 January, which was chosen to coincide with the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945.
The Chief Rabbi of Luxembourg, Alain Nacache, emphasised the importance of resisting incitement during the commemorative ceremony.
Minister of Justice Elisabeth Margue and several MPs were in attendance.
Before the commemoration, numerous school classes completed the Shoah memorial trail through Luxembourg City.
The trail, starting at the central railway station — a departure point for deported Jews — passed significant historical sites.
Notable stops included a hotel that provided refuge to German and Austrian Jewish refugees in the late 1930s; the former headquarters of the United Steelworks of Burbach-Eich-Dudelange (ARBED), which housed the Nazi civil administration; the former Jewish school, a community centre for Eastern European Jews living in Luxembourg that was transformed into a school for Jewish children after their exclusion from state education; and Villa Pauly, once the headquarters of the Gestapo.
Throughout the week, various events are planned in connection with the commemorative day, including film screenings, concerts, and activities for schoolchildren. The detailed programme is accessible on the Centre for Political Education's website at zpb.lu.
