Long due honor ….. It happened!
by Melanie Nathan, January 11, 2014.
A memorial honoring gays and lesbians persecuted by the Nazis during World War II has been unveiled in Tel Aviv.
The memorial depicts a pink triangle, the symbol gays were forced by the Nazis to wear in concentration camps.
The memorial’s dedication is in Hebrew, English and German:
“In memory of those persecuted by the Nazi regime for their sexual orientation and gender identity.”
The project was initiated by a City councilman and Meretz party member Eran Lev, with the approval and blessing of Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, at a cost of approximately NIS 150,000 ($42,000) to construct:
“I think in Israel today it is very important to show that a human being is a human being is a human being,” Mayor Ron Huldai said at the dedication ceremony, where a rainbow flag waved alongside Israel’s blue-and-white flag. “It shows that we are…
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