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The CEO of ORT lit a candle at a ceremony commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day and the Heroism of the Jewish People

April 26, 2023
Professor Charlotte de Grünberg attended the event accompanied by the rector Universidad ORT Uruguay, Dr. Jorge Grünberg.

*In the photo, from left to right: Roby Schindler, president of the Central Jewish Committee of Uruguay; Charlotte de Grünberg, executive director of ORT; Dr. Jorge Grünberg, rector  Universidad ORT Uruguay; Prof. Rita Vinocur, president of the Holocaust Remembrance Center of Uruguay; and Uriel Teitelbaum, representative of the Zionist Youth Federation

The event, which took place on April 18, was attended by the President of the Republic, Dr. Luis Lacalle Pou, as well as various representatives of the national government, embassies, and religious organizations, along with members and institutions of the Uruguayan Jewish community.

The commemoration marked the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the rebellion at the Treblinka extermination camp.