Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Korczak and Obama meeting in Stockholm

President Obama at the Holocaust Monument in Stockholm, his speech in English, see the link below.

http://www.tv4.se/nyheterna/klipp/obamas-tal-i-synagogan-2435857

Obama at Holocaust Monument in Stockholm was reading the names on the Monument, thousands of names. Among them


Janusz Korczak 
and
Children

When visiting Jewish graves of someone that the visitor never knew, the custom is to place a small stone on the grave using the left hand. 

President Obama was first to place a white stone (brought especially for that reason) at the Wall of Names at Holocaust Monument in Stockholm 

President Obama and Swedish Prime Minister Reinfeldt. President Obama was the first Head of state to place a stone (brought especially for that reason) at the Wall of Names at Holocaust Monument in Stockholm 



Swedish Prime Minister Reinfeldt also placed a dark stone (brought especially for that reason) at the Wall of Names at Holocaust Monument in Stockholm