Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan.27 / Trend D.Babayeva /
Event on International Holocaust Remembrance Day was held in Baku in the Museum center.
Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan Lavon Lotem, representative of the UN department of public information in Azerbaijan Envera Selimovich, head-master of 'Chabad Ohr Avner' Jewish school in Baku Samir Khanlarov, as well as representatives of the Jewish community and the school's students attended the event.
Attendants spoke on Holocaust victims. It was noted that 1.5 million children became victims of the Holocaust.
Students of the 'Chabad Ohr Avner' school spoke at the event and lit candles in memory of Holocaust victims.
A documentary feature film "Last flight of Peter Ginz" was shown at the event and exhibition of 16 works of representatives of Israel, France and Czech Republic was held.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is marked on Jan.27 in accordance with the UN General Assembly resolution on Nov 1, 2005.