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From YouTube: Holocaust Memorial Community Gathering
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At the Holocaust Memorial in Downtown Boston, Mayor Walsh gathers with the Jewish community, led by Holocaust survivor and civil rights activist, Israel Arbeiter, in a show of strength and unity following the desecration of the memorial.
A
A
Good
morning,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
my
name
is
Jeremy
Burton
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
Jewish
Community
Relations
Council
of
Greater
Boston.
Thank
you
all
for
coming
out
on
such
short
notice.
Today.
Obviously,
we
all
woke
up
to
news
that
create
a
great
anguish
and
despair
for
many
in
the
greater
community
of
Boston
you're,
going
to
hear
from
a
number
of
speakers
who
will
be
brief,
including
mayor
Walsh.
A
We
thank
for
bringing
us
together
this
morning,
along
with
Irish
raid,
the
president
combined
Jewish
Philanthropies
leaders
from
within
the
survivors
and
the
generation
after
community,
as
well
as
from
the
anti-defamation
league,
the
community
of
leaders
who
helped
build
and
dedicate
this
memorial
as
well
as
our
district
attorney.
Following
the
district
attorney's
remarks,
the
district
attorney
I
believe
will
be
available
for
a
few
questions
as
well
others,
here
with
regard
to
plans
for
the
rededication
and
reinstallation
of
the
memorial
as
well.
So
we
will
begin
our
morning's
press
conference
with
Mayor
Walsh.
B
I
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
for
being
here
today
and
I.
Just
want
to
thank
my
my
colleagues
and
government.
We're
joined
by
City
Council
John
today
comes
with
us
today,
city
council,
mark
co-moh,
City,
Council,
Tim,
McCarthy
city
companies
for
sabe
George,
City,
Council,
Frank
Baker
is
also
here.
We
obviously
have
identity
attorney,
Dan
Conley.
Here
we
have
former
city
councilor
Mike
Ross
is
here
everyone
Thank,
You
council,
rocks
for
being
here
as
well
today
and
if
I
miss
anybody,
I'll
get
you
in
a
minute.
B
I
too
got
the
phone
call
this
morning
from
Commissioner
Evans.
We
talked
about
what
happened
here.
He
informed
me
that
early
this
morning,
late
last
night
hope
you
want
to
look
at
it.
There
was
some
vandalism
here
at
this
sacred
place
and
at
the
point
at
that
time
he
wasn't
sure
exactly
the
circumstances.
I
know
that
we'll
be
in
court
in
a
district
attorney.
B
Who
certainly
will
talk
more
about
that
so
I'm
not
going
to
talk
about
the
circumstance
around
the
case,
but
at
a
conversation
of
microns
and
I
was
interviewed
by
before
we
talked
to
Mike
I
was
interviewed
by
WBZ
and
and
we're
talking
about
the
process
and
I
said
to
the
reporter
I
said:
what
must
happen?
Is
we
have
to
order
a
new
planet,
glass
and
we'll
have
to
you
know,
obviously
get
a
fix
and
reinstall
the
planet.
B
Grille
graphs
of
glass
I'm,
not
sure
how
long
I'll
take
but
I'm
sure
it's
going
to
take
some
time
talk
to
Mike
Ross
this
morning.
It
makes
it
to
me
that
when
this
memorial
was
designed
and
built,
those
extra
panes
of
glass
bought
for
the
exact
purpose
of
this
today
of
vandalism
or
something
wearing
down
or
breaking
off
and
in
22
plus
years.
B
This
is
the
first
time
that
we've
had
to
replace
my
understanding
a
plane
of
glass
here
at
this
sacred
place,
so
whatever
the
circumstances
behind
why
the
person
who
decided
to
break
this
broke,
this,
we
don't
know
yet
we'll
find
out
as
the
day
goes
on.
It's
the
strength
of
our
community.
It's
the
strength
of
the
Jewish
people
who
say
never
forget
the
Holocaust,
never
forget
what
happened
and
as
a
city
we
stand
with
the
Jewish
community.
B
We
stand
side-by-side
sold
to
the
soldier
soldier
to
shoulder
to
say
we
support
you,
because
what
this
represents
behind
us
is
democracy
with
this
represents
behind
us
is
freedom.
What
this
represents
behind
us
is
what
type
of
city
in
what
type
of
country
we
should
be
every
single
day
and
what
this
represents
behind
us.
We
should
never
forget,
and
certainly
the
act
that
happened
last
night
brought
us
out.
We
have
not
forgotten.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
today.
Thank
you
for
your
support
of
this
beautiful
city
in
this
sacred
ground.
C
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
thank
you,
mayor,
Walsh
I,
actually
can't
think
of
a
better
or
more
important
statement
than
the
statement
that
you
made.
We
are
so
fortunate
to
have
you
in
the
position
that
you're
in
were
really
blessed.
So
thank
you
very
much
as
soon
as
we
found
out
about
this
I
received
a
message
from
the
governor.
C
C
It's
it's
a
terrible
reminder
of
terrible
times
time,
such
as
the
time
of
Kristallnacht
in
Germany
when
synagogues
were
shattered
and
the
world
fell
apart,
and
what
was
most
important
for
us
to
remember
is
that
we
were
completely
alone
at
that
time.
No
one
was
there,
and
now
here
we
have
the
mayor
and
the
governor
and
we
have
the
police
department.
God
bless
you
all
for
all
of
what
you
do
and
for
being
here
with
us
today.
C
C
We
are
so
proud
to
be
here
together
to
be
able
to
resist
evil,
to
stand
for
good,
to
remember
what
it
was
like
to
be
alone
and
what
it's
like
to
be
part
of
a
powerful
United,
Society
United
for
peace
and
goodness
and
united
against
terror
and
against
and
against
all
those
who
would
destroy
the
good
things
that
we
hold
so
dear.
We
are
going
to
rebuild,
we
have
the
glass
and
it's
ready
to
go.
We
thought
about
this,
and
Mayor
was
right.
C
This
is
23
years
without
an
incident
and
it's
a
sign
of
what
a
great
city
this
is
so
proud
to
be
on
the
freedom
trail
so
proud
to
be
here.
You
know:
I
picked
up
this
piece
of
glass.
Jewish
people
have
been
shattered
many
many
times
in
our
history.
Every
time
we
rebuild
and
we
place
a
rock
at
a
place
of
memorial
on
a
tombstone
and
so
I'm
going
to
place
this
piece
of
glass
on
top
of
the
area.
C
A
Our
next
two
speakers
will
be
Israel,
r-vector,
a
Holocaust
survivor
and
one
of
the
founders
of
the
American
Association
of
Holocaust
survivors
and
generations.
After
of
New
England
and
a
leader
in
the
move
to
build
this
memorial
as
well
as
so
much
of
what
we
do
in
our
community,
he
will
be
followed
by
Janet
Stein
calm,
who
is
the
current
president
of
the
association
of
Holocaust,
survivors
and
generation
after.
D
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
Thank,
You
Betty,
Thank,
You
Jeremy.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
nice
introduction
and
we're
very,
very
proud
and
happy
to
see
that
such
a
nice
turnout
today
at
the
early
in
the
morning,
but
that
we
will
notify
the
what
took
place
here.
It
was
a
six
o'clock
in
the
morning
that
my
wife
came
into
the
to
our
bedroom
and
she
was
shaking
she
was
crying
I
couldn't
get
out
of
her.
What
did
this
that
happened
and
she
could
I
kept
asking?
What
is
it
and
she
keeps
crying
and
trying?
D
Finally,
I
started
to
read
my
raise
my
voice,
because
I
got
scared.
Now,
not
knowing
what
happened.
I
got
the
beat
I
hope
nothing
happened,
the
family,
but
finally,
she
said
they
destroyed.
The
memorial
I
was
very,
very
nervous
at
that
moment,
but
a
little
at
ease
because
at
least
I
knew
that
it
didn't
happen
laughing
in
the
family.
The
memorial
can
be
rebuilt,
I
thought.
Maybe
if
something
would
happen,
the
family
it
would
have
been
would
have
been
more
serious
I.
D
It
was
six
o'clock
in
the
morning
I
she
said
put
on
the
television
you'll
see
I
put
on
the
television
I
could
see
that
they
slipping
up
the
glass
here,
but
I
saw
the
memorial
was
still
staying
up,
at
least
the
poles.
So
let
me
find
out
what
happened.
I
started
to
call
my
friends
recommend
the
president
and
the
and
my
drawers
to
find
out
not
the
fact
that
they
were
sleeping.
D
I
woke
him
up
sick
with
work
in
the
morning
and
I
could
see
they
were
asleep,
and
neither
one
of
them
knew
what
I'm
saying
what
happened,
but
finally
I
got
it
to
them,
and
they
said
they
gonna
call
and
find
out
what
happened
and
they
did
they
call
them.
They.
They
called
I,
think
the
the
mayor
and
they
found
out
what
what
happened
and
called
me
back
and
told
me
that
it
was
part
that
whatever
it
is,
that
a
young
man
came
in
throw
a
rock
and
Google
will
find
out
more
about
it
later.
D
So
I
was
in
contact
with
all
the
other
people
to
find
out
in
level.
So,
finally,
by
recommend
that
would
be
meeting
he
had
eleven
o'clock
and
have
a
little
talk
about
it
as
them
as
Jeremy
mentioned,
I,
Steve,
Ross
and
I
were
the
ones
that
organized
and
prepared
and
be
the
founders
of
that
memorial.
My
name
is
over
there
starting
from
the
beginning
and
we're
the
pledges
we
worked
on
this
it's
hot.
It
was
hard
labor.
This
is
part
of
our
families.
This
is
a
reminder
of
what
happened
to
our
families.
D
I
myself
was
five
and
a
half
years
and
that
see
concentration
camp,
including
outfits
I
lost
my
family
in
the
house
beds
and
in
Treblinka
inside
we
meet
here
every
year.
The
Holocaust
survivors
to
remember
what
this
is.
What
why
this
memorial
is
staying
here.
Some
people
don't
know.
Of
course,
many
times
I
was
invited
to
explain
to
groups
to
schools
what
this
is
for
and
why
it
is
in
my
number
there's
a
Six
Million
numbers.
My
number
is
that
I
have
of
my
arm.
Is
there
too
I?
D
Don't
know
if
you
know
other
people
came
over
to
look
at
it.
This
is
my
number
from
Auschwitz
and
that's
the
number
that
it
was
one
of
the
numbers
over
here.
I
presume
it
was
the
first
panel
that
was
destroyed,
but
thank
God
when
we
were
building
the
memorial
like
I.
Think
very
mention
for
the
mayor
that
we
were
thinking
of
the
future
in
what
might
happen,
and
so
we
saved
some
pendants
they're
installed.
So
it'll
be
a
little
easy
to
rebuild
this.
D
To
put
the
panel
back
in
and
put
the
numbers
on
and
as
Betty
said,
we
are
Boston
strong.
The
Jewish
people
are
strong.
The
city
of
Boston
is
strong,
we're
not
let
it
get
away
we'll
be
here,
we'll
we'll
bill.
We
will
rebuild
and
we'll
be
meeting
again
here
every
year
to
have
our
observance
in
1949
I
came
here.
D
D
The
only
thing
is
that,
with
all
due
respect
that
some
of
the
speakers
before
me
said
they
took
22
years
and
nothing
happened,
whether
we
should
be
proud
of
that
or
not
I,
don't
know,
I
was
hoping
it
would
take
another
hundred
and
twenty-five
years
before
anything
would
have
destroyed.
Any
harm
would
be
done
to
it,
but
it
happened.
It
will
be
destroyed.
Be
proud,
be
strong,
good
to
see
you
here
all
good
work.
E
Behalf
of
the
survivors
in
our
community
and
the
children
and
grandchildren
of
survivors,
we
are
grateful
that
the
city
of
Boston
allocated
this
space
for
a
Holocaust
Memorial
for
people.
Like
my
father,
who
came
to
this
country
having
lost
every
single
member
of
their
family,
every
person
they
ever
knew
in
their
lives
before
the
war.
This
truly
is
sacred
ground
into
us.
This
represents
the
graves
of
all
those
people
that
perished
during
the
war
near
the
six
million
rest
in
peace.
Knowing
that
we
are
here,
thank
you.
A
We
want
to
acknowledge,
in
addition
to
all
the
elected
officials
that
were
acknowledged
before
and
if
we
missed
anybody,
we
apologize.
This
was
done
very
short
notice,
but
we
received
many
messages
of
support
from
the
Interfaith
community
and
joining
us
today.
Are
several
members
of
the
internet
communities
I
miss
you
I
apologize,
but
I
want
to
thank
Anthony,
Barr
Samian,
who
is
the
chair
of
the
board
of
the
mass
Council
of
Churches
and
Reverend
Nancy
Taylor,
a
close
partner
of
our
community
for
being
here
with
us
today.
F
People
who
want
to
make
the
legacy
of
justice
and
righteousness
carry
forward
and
what
it
really
means
to
be
civically
engaged
this
monument,
the
rationale
to
the
behind
the
memorial.
In
addition
to
what
is
he
said
so
movingly
about
being
a
gathering
place
for
people
who
lost
everything
lost
their
family
members.
There
are
no
graves
for
Holocaust
survivors.
F
F
But
another
compelling
reason
is
this
is
adjacent
to
the
Freedom
Trail
and
we
all
felt
so
profoundly
that
what
better
way
to
mark
freedom
and
what
it's
meant
in
the
lives
of
all
of
us
as
proud,
Bostonians
and
proud
Americans,
to
have
something
that
signifies
a
total
absence
of
freedom.
The
total
absence
of
choice,
the
total
absence
of
Liberty
so
I'm
happy
to
see
everybody
here
as
someone
who's
been
involved
in
this
as
a
founding
member
as
a
donor.
F
As
a
member
of
the
design
management
committee
in
the
mid-80s
that
ran
the
competition
that
hired
Stanley
stata
wits,
the
architect
who
envisioned
this
I
pledge
that
all
of
the
members
of
this
community,
of
which
I'm
privileged
to
be
a
part,
we'll
do
everything
we
can
to
ensure
that
this
memorial
goes
forward
in
strength
in
peace
and
in
unity.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
Before
I
bring
up
our
final
two
speakers,
who
will
be
Robert
Rustin,
the
regional
director
of
the
anti-defamation
league,
who
will
then
introduce
the
district
attorney,
let
me
also
thank
someone
who's
with
us,
Consul
General
of
Israel
to
New
England,
yahudah
Yaakov,
who
is
an
incredible
friend
of
Boston's
Jewish
community,
and
we
appreciate
the
Solidarity
of
our
Israeli
brothers
and
sisters
on
a
day
like
today.
With
that,
let
me
welcome
up
Robert
Rustin.
G
Was
that
citizens,
people
who
were
just
in
the
area
exercised
their
civic
responsibility
and
they
immediately
called
Boston
Police,
who
were
on
scene
right
away
and
they
helped
describe
what
happened.
They
helped
identify
the
person
and
that's
the
reason
why
a
few
blocks
from
here
there's
an
arraignment
happening
simultaneously.
G
We're
grateful
for
the
leadership
of
Mayor
Walsh
for
Commissioner
Evans
for
chief
cross
who's
here,
but
also,
most
especially
for
the
police
officers
who,
with
2:00
in
the
morning,
work
this
case.
They
follow
the
leads
they
did
the
interviews,
they
did,
what
they're
trained
to
do,
and
so
it's
a
reminder
that
in
Boston
were
lucky
for
the
leadership
that
we
have,
because
people
know
what
to
do.
They
know
what
to
say
and
they're,
also
well
well-trained.
G
G
H
All
of
us
should
make
that
effort
to
to
immerse
ourselves
in
one
of
those
two
places
at
some
point
in
our
lifetime
to
understand
the
magnitude
of
what
is
the
in
his
family.
We
went
through
in
the
million
six
million
others
the
horror,
the
horrific
acts
that
occurred
in
the
not-too-distant
past
and
commit
ourselves
to
never
ever
letting
something
like
that
happen
again
from
my
position
as
the
chief
law
enforcement
officer
and
chief
prosecutor
here
in
Suffolk.
H
County
I
simply
want
to
say
that
our
office
is
deeply
committed
to
zero
tolerance
of
crimes
of
hate
and
violence
against
communities,
whether
they
be
Jewish,
whether
they
be
Muslim,
whether
they
be
any
other
discrete
ethnic
community.
When
the
police
bring
us
cases,
we
will
evaluate
that
evidence
and
we
will
prosecute
those
cases
vigorously
you
can
be.
You
can
count
on
that
Tim
McCarthy,
whose
city
councilor
and
from
high
plac,
which
incidentally
I
once
was
Tom
Menino
once
was
right.
H
So
it's
a
kind
of
a
hot
seat,
maybe
right
but
Tim
and
I
were
having
a
conversation
before
this
started,
and
you
know
sometimes
we
have
a
tendency
to
say
this
reflects
negatively
on
our
city,
and
this
really.
This
shows
that
we
are
a
city
that
has
a
lot
of
work
to
do.
Maybe
that
I-
don't
maybe
that's
true
in
some
circles
but
I,
think
it
speaks
volumes
about
what
happens
when
these
things
happen,
how
we
all
come
together.
All
this
speaks
negatively
to
is
the
individual
who
is
alleged
to
have
committed
these
these
acts.
H
So
we
all
come
together
in
these
horrible
times
to
speak
out
against
this
sort
of
thing
and
I
am
very
proud
to
stand
with
Izzy
and
I
was
here
actually
in
1995.
You
probably
don't
remember
that
I
was
a
member
of
the
City
Council,
both
you
and
Steve
Ross
at
you
know.
At
this
dedication
and
I've,
been
by
here
a
million
times
in
the
car
several
times
walking
through
I'm
sure
many
of
you
have
as
well.
H
A
Just
thank
you
all
for
being
it
just
a
few
details
about
memorial
so
lets
you
know.
The
six
towers
here
represent
the
six
million
jews
killed
in
the
holocaust.
They
represent
the
six
years
from
1939
and
1945,
during
which
the
final
solution
took
place
and
the
six
main
death
camps
with
the
majority
of
europe,
jews,
men,
women
and
children
were
murdered
on
these
towers
that
are
132
panes
of
glass,
including
the
one
that
was
shattered.
A
This
morning,
each
panel
is
etched
with
the
thousands
of
numbers
representing
the
infamous
tattoos
inflicted
on
the
arms
of
many
of
the
six
million
jews
who
were
murdered
by
the
Nazis
during
the
Holocaust
and
I
should
add
that
this
site
is
maintained
by
cjt
in
partnership
with
the
Jewish
community
council
and
that
we
do
have
24-hour.
Over
the
day.
Video
surveillance
of
the
memorial
and
the
video
from
last
night
is
being
made
available
to
Boston.
Tv
I
know
that
the
district
attorney
myself
and
others
are
available
there.