Ocupation: 44th U.S. President
Life: b. August 4, 1961
Birthday: August 4
On my recent trip to Israel, I had the opportunity to visit Yad Vashem, Israel's national Holocaust memorial, and reaffirm our collective responsibility to confront anti-Semitism, prejudice, and intolerance across the world. On this Yom Hashoah, we must accept the full responsibility of remembrance, as nations and as individuals-not simply to pledge "never again," but to commit ourselves to the understanding, empathy and compassion that is the foundation of peace and human dignity.
source: Statement from the President on Yom Hashoah, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. April 08, 2013.
topic: Responsibility, Opportunity, Compassion, Anti Semitism, Collective Responsibility, Compassion And Empathy, Holocaust Memorial