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Updated January 21st, 2020 at 21:51 IST

Event marks Holocaust anniversary in Romania

Romania's Jewish community on Tuesday held a service to mark 79 years since the Bucharest pogrom.

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Bucharest (AP)—Romania's Jewish community on Tuesday held a service to mark 79 years since the Bucharest pogrom.

More than 120 Jews were killed in Bucharest in January 1941 during a violent rampage by the Legion of the Archangel Michael - a Romanian fascist organisation which robbed and tortured hundreds of Jews.

Adrian Zukerman, US ambassador in Romania said, "It deeply saddens me that violent anti-Semitism not only still occurs today, nearly 80 years later, but is even on the rise throughout the world. This is unacceptable and it is the challenge of every citizen of every nation to reverse this ugly trend."

Director of National Institute for Studies of the Holocaust in Romania Alexandru Florian said, "So we have a percentage of one fifth (of the Romanian population) that would represent an aggressive sort of anti-Semitism, and there is an even higher percentage of the population that does not yet have a clear idea on this issue and oscillates regarding some aspects of our history towards the Jewish community."

Between January 21-23, members of the Iron Guard detained more than 2,000 Jews and destroyed 1,200 Jewish homes and businesses.

The revolt lasted three days before it was crushed by the Romanian military ruler Ion Antonescu.

Speaking at Bucharest's Great Synagogue on Tuesday, Director of National Institute for Studies of the Holocaust in Romania Alexandru Florian warned that anti-Semitism is still prevalent in Romanian society.

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Published January 21st, 2020 at 21:51 IST

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