RECOGNITION: After Taiwan held its first Holocaust Remembrance Day event in 2016, it was included on a list of nations with Ma Ying-jeou labeled as ‘president’

Taipei Times
Date: Feb 25, 2018
By: Sean Lin  /  Staff reporter

Taiwan’s participation in International Holocaust Remembrance Day would offer the nation more opportunities to be included in the UN framework, National Taiwan University (NTU) history professor Hua Yih-fen (花亦芬) said yesterday.

The day of remembrance, observed internationally on Jan. 27, commemorates the millions of people who were killed by the Nazi regime during World War II.

Speaking at a forum in Taipei about the 228 Massacre and transitional justice, Hua said that the remembrance day is advocated by UNESCO, so its ability to advance Taiwan’s participation in UN-organized events should not be underestimated.

Taiwan, with the assistance of the German Institute Taipei and the Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, held its first International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in 2016, which then-president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) attended, she said.
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