Have the lessons of the Holocaust been learned?
For us, the Jewish people, the answer is yes.
For the rest of the world, the answer is no.
The lesson that we have learned is evident in our standing here, in our sovereign state, in our capital city.
The most crucial lesson we learned from the Holocaust is that we needed to restore our people to our own state, with an army and the capacity for self-defense.
This lesson was understood by Herzl even before the great atrocity, which he foresaw, took place. And we implemented it.
But there is another lesson. At the end of the Holocaust, there were 11 million Jews left in the world. Before it, there were 18 million. Even at a very slow rate of natural increase of the population, there should have been almost 30 million Jews in the world today, but in fact, there are only 13.5 million; millions fewer than expected. This deficit is not the result of physical loss, but of loss of identity and assimilation.
The only place where the Jewish people has enjoyed substantial, welcome growth is here, in the State of Israel. There is no nation that could live on a demographic pin head. Therefore, alongside cultivating our country, we must continue to bring Jewish people to Israel, as well as preventing their assimilation abroad. The projects that we operate – Birthright, MASA and Moreshet – are aimed at young Jewish adults in Israel and abroad, and this is an essential element in assuring our future.
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http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/PMSpeaks/speechshoa260111.htm
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