FYROM To Mark Deportation Of Jews

[Truth Bearer]

FYROM To Mark Deportation Of Jews

07 March 2008 Skopje _ FYROM will host a series of events marking 65 years since the raids, attacks and deportations that led to its Jewish community being almost being wiped out.


Commemorations and other events will be held from 10 to 14 March in several Fyromian cities, the Organisation of Jews in FYROM told media on Thursday.

7,200 trees will be planted near Skopje to match the number of Jewish people that perished during the World War Two fascist regime in FYROM(hardline pro Bulgarian).

There will be a commemorative concert in the hall of the Fyromian Opera and Ballet, a book promotion and the opening of new offices of Fyromia’s Holocaust Fund in Skopje.

During the night between March 10 and 11, 1943 the police of the then fascist government of Bulgaria apprehended almost the entire Jewish population in Fyrom.

They were put in railway cattle wagons and transported to the notorious “Treblinka” death camp in Poland where most of them perished. Only 2% percent of FYROM’s Jews escaped the slaughter either by going into hiding or fighting in the resistance.

The entire Jewish district located in central Skopje bore the full brunt of the events.

A Holocaust Memorial Centre is currently being built on the place where the district was once located.

The centre was originally financed by money the Jewish community received from the state as compensation.

However in late 2007, the government announced it will further invest in the completion of the centre by the end of the year.

Copyright BalkanInsight.com 2008

[Spartan]

Are they trying to kiss butt or what!?!

[Melbourne Patriot]

A very serious picture of the skopjeans has been posted on the main forum. The skopjeans cant be taken seriously on any issue concerning the Jews and there community. There actions in WW2 are simply disgraceful and that is seen in the picture.

[Victor]

Will they also should "honour" the local skopians who joined the Bulgarian army and helped to track down Jews?

[Demetrius Doukas]

The most funny fact is that the Greeks know better the scopian history than the scopians themselves due to continous brainwashing.