News New Brazilian president speaks at Holocaust ceremony Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By J. Correspondent | February 4, 2011 New Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said at a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony that “the Holocaust is not and will never be just a historic moment.” “The duty of the memory should not be mistaken for passiveness of the ordinary remembrance,” Rousseff said at the Jan. 27 ceremony. “Memory is the human weapon to prevent the repetition of the barbarism.” The ceremony was held by Jewish officials in Porto Alegre, the capital city of Rio Grande do Sul state and home of Brazil’s third-largest Jewish community with some 12,000 Jews. The state also has a large number of German descendants and has been the site of several neo-Nazi attacks. “We must not allow any kind of human rights violation in any country, and especially in Brazil,” added Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, who started her term a month ago. “The Jewish tradition and dignity integrate the Brazilian nationality in a special way.” — jta J. Correspondent Also On J. Tech State bill would compel social media to disclose hate speech policies Culture Reboot Studios funds Jewish projects with Soloway, Mansbach and more Bay Area Berkeley's psychedelic rebbe seeks applicants for Jewish cannabis retreat Israel Yair Lapid becomes Israeli prime minister, Biden congratulates him Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up