18.07.2011                      16.Tammus, 5771

Gedenkstätte:

Cabinet okays memorial for 1.5m. Jewish WWII veterans

Jewish soldiers who fought with Allied forces to be honored with Latrun memorial; "It's due to their sacrifice that we're here," Netanyahu says.

A NIS 32 million memorial to the 1.5 million Jews who fought with the Allied forces in World War II will be established near the Armored Corp’s museum in Latrun, the cabinet decided on Sunday.
According to the decision, half of the funds will come from the government, and the other half form private donors….