Both Allied
and German soldiers are buried in the Haelen cemetery. For the first time, the local Jewish
community has included German soldiers in its commemoration services. The Honorary Consul of Israel, Benoit Wesly,
laid a wreath on behalf of Israel. The Orthodox rabbi of the Dutch army recited
a prayer. Joop Fransman, the chairman of
the CJO, an umbrella body of Dutch Jewish organizations, criticized the
commemoration and said that victims and not the perpetrators should be
commemorated. [While the German army was
not in itself a criminal organization, it has participated in a large number of
war crimes, including the murdering of Jews in the Holocaust.]Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Jewish Umbrella Organization Criticizes Jews Commemorating German Soldiers
Both Allied
and German soldiers are buried in the Haelen cemetery. For the first time, the local Jewish
community has included German soldiers in its commemoration services. The Honorary Consul of Israel, Benoit Wesly,
laid a wreath on behalf of Israel. The Orthodox rabbi of the Dutch army recited
a prayer. Joop Fransman, the chairman of
the CJO, an umbrella body of Dutch Jewish organizations, criticized the
commemoration and said that victims and not the perpetrators should be
commemorated. [While the German army was
not in itself a criminal organization, it has participated in a large number of
war crimes, including the murdering of Jews in the Holocaust.]
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