Eviction Fund “Holocaust” complicate gosprazdnovanie liberation of Auschwitz – RBC

Eviction Fund "Holocaust" complicate gosprazdnovanie liberation of Auschwitz – RBC

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About the eviction Fund “Holocaust” of which he occupied for nearly twenty years in the premises of the State Classical Academy im.Maymonida his head Alla Gerber said another 19 January but now the situation with the conflict over property rights began to reflect on the social activities of the Fund.

According to Gerber, president of the Academy on Thursday banned Veronica Irina protection to let in the center of the room and school students who must take part in the international conference “The Holocaust: Memory and Warning”. The event was organized within the framework of the “Week of Memory”, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the liberation by the Red Army prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp. It was organized by the Government of Moscow and the Russian Jewish Congress (RJC), under the auspices of the government of the organizing committee for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Victory. Participants of the conference, said Gerber had first gathered at the fund since arriving from different cities.

A spokesman for the Department of Culture of Moscow told RBC that the direct organizer of the event rivers and that the problem with the admission of pupils and students in the academy really is, but will be addressed.

Scientific and educational center “Holocaust” was created in 1992 to perpetuate the memory of the victims of Nazi crimes. Five years later, when it was organized inter-regional fund to create the Holocaust Museum. Organization occupies premises in Sadovnicheskaya promenade, which was allocated by the Government of the Russian Federation for free use. Later in the same building was opened State Classical Academy im.Maymonida. Their premises fund lost by decision of the arbitral tribunal.

Veronika Irina, Rector HCA im.Maymonida became operational control room, according to Gerber, unfair. “Despite the detailed letter Roskomimuschestva, which says that we are there to stay, [she] could still claim in bankruptcy court to satisfy both operational manager,” – says human rights activist.

The situation around the participants of the conference on the Holocaust Rector HCA im.Maymonida commented in amazement – the event she had learned from the correspondent of RBC. “There are no documents, appeals from the fund or the government we have not received. As in our academy can be carried out event, if it does not know about the rector’s office? “- Says Irina. According to her, the organization Gerber on the court no longer has rights to the room at the academy, also does not pay for municipal services.

The scandal with the Fund “Holocaust” coincided not only with the Memorial Service for the “Week of Memory” which will end on January 31. Within its framework, with the support of the Department of Culture of Moscow in the capital will host exhibitions, film screenings, concerts and performances dedicated to the genocide of the Jewish people in the Nazi years. In recent days, broke the controversy surrounding the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin did not go to Poland to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

The Polish government not to send formal invitations to the event on 27 January and was limited to sending a “note verbale” because official organizer of the celebrations made Auschwitz Museum. Thus, as explained by the Western media, Warsaw wanted to avoid social unrest associated with the invitation to Putin. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the situation, noting that the purpose of the letter was a “wish – come if you want to – let me know who will come.” “In such an invitation you can not answer,” – he said.

According to “Gazety.Ru” Putin Holocaust Remembrance Day will go to Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, the construction of which the president listed kak that his monthly salary.

«Search reasonable solutions in the country, if it is related to foreign policy, it is not necessary”, – said the situation around the RBC Foundation “Holocaust” Director of the movement “For Human Rights” Lev Ponomarev. He was confident that the fund for the eviction Gerber authorities are not, but do not rule out that at the level of concrete decisions could affect propaganda against human rights defenders.