Letter from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to Elie and Marion Wiesel regarding a photograph of IAF planes over Auschwitz

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Letter from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to Elie and Marion Wiesel regarding a photograph of IAF planes over Auschwitz

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July 9, 2007

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert writes to Marion and Elie Wiesel, expressing his honor in sending them a copy of a photograph that hangs in his office. The photograph depicts three Israeli Air Force planes flying over the gates of Auschwitz and was signed by Major-General Eliezer Shkedi, Commander of the Air Force. Olmert explains the profound symbolism of the image, noting that the gates of Auschwitz represent the horrors inflicted on the Jewish people by the Nazis, while the Israeli Air Force planes symbolize the redemption of the Jewish people and the establishment of the State of Israel. He emphasizes that these two symbols are inextricably linked. Olmert offers the gift as a token of his admiration, and Alisa joins him in sending warm regards, expressing hope to see the Wiesels soon.

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26 King David St., Jerusalem, Israel
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515 Madison Avenue, Suite 1130, New York, NY, USA
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EWG_1506_02_02-02
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