Holocaust museum a place of ‘deep shame’ for every German

JERUSALEM’S new Holocaust museum is a place of deep shame for all Germans, because the nation will remain forever linked to the Nazi genocide of six million Jews, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said yesterday.

Mr Fischer, and 40 other world leaders, attended a second day of ceremonies and educational conferences to mark the opening of the €38 million museum, which tells the story of the Holocaust from the victims’ viewpoint through personal testimonies and artefacts.

Speakers, including those from Israel, said there was a rise of anti-Semitism in Europe, and promised to battle racism.