International Holocaust Remembrance Day
81 years after the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the European Parliament held a special session where members heard the testimony of Tatiana Bucci, who was just six years old when she was deported with her family.
Mistakenly identified as a twin with her four-year-old sister Andra, Tatiana was tattooed with the number 76484. They were among the youngest known survivors who still retain personal memories of the concentration camp.
During this special ceremony, Tatiana recalled her childhood in the camp, the promise her mother urged the sisters to make to remember each other’s names and the long journey back to life after liberation. Reflecting on her survival, she said: “I hope that all children in the world can have the life I was able to live after the war and grow old as I have.”
That is why we honour the victims, listen to the voices of survivors and reaffirm our commitment to fighting hatred, stereotypes and prejudice on this day.
