US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and senior US officials met Thursday evening with Holocaust survivors in a special gala dinner after the main event.
"We would like you to know how much we salute you, but would mainly like to hear your stories," Pelosi said.
"This meeting is important because you know that many people, according to our information, one third of the population in Europe doesn't know anything about the Holocaust," said Moshe Kantor, President of the European Jewish Congress.
Chaim Roth, a Holocaust survivor, said: "I initiated the reading of names on the Holocaust, and also another project to honor Jews who rescued Jews. I wouldn't have been here if it wasn't for a Jew from the underground who helped me stay alive. Me and my brother were hidden, and we didn't know that we both survived. Regarding tolerance, music should be used more, music brings people together."
