On Tuesday, the government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg issued a statement apologising for the deportation of 1,300 jews from the country during the German occupation from 1940 to 1944.
The statement read as follows: "70 years after the end of World War II, the government intends to do justice to members of the Jewish community, resident in Luxembourg at the beginning of the war or were refugees from other countries to escape the onslaught of the Nazi horror and who later became the victims of measures decreed by the occupant.
In this context, the Government apologises to the Jewish community for the suffering inflicted and for the injustices committed against it and recognises the responsibility of certain representatives in public authority in the immeasurable (suffering) that was committed.
Although, by the nature of things, today we take a different view and are necessarily more distanced the events of the time, they invite us to draw lessons from history and remain vigilant against anti-Semitism, negationism and in general to all discrimination. Not everything has been said. That is why the Government takes a solemn commitment to work for a society who will never forget and will support the values of tolerance and respect for others."
