German MEP Elmar Brok addresses the assembly

Father Desbois presents to Members of European Parliament as Vice President Libor Roucek of Czech Republic listens

On April 7, Father Desbois made a special presentation regarding the work of Yahad-In Unum at the European Parliament in Brussels attended by 150 members of Parliament, staff and other dignitaries.  Czech Republic MEP, Libor Roucek, introduced Father Desbois and underlined the importance of Yahad’s work in documenting the atrocities of the past. Ukraine’s ambassador to the EU, Andri Veselovsky, expressed support for Yahad’s important work and expressed the hope that the Holocaust by Bullets exhibition, currently on display at the Musée de l’Armée in Brussels would one day come to the Ukraine.

Former Lithuanian President, Vytautas Lansbergis, (right) listens to statement by Ukrainian ambassador, Andri Veselovsky

The Parliament also hosted a special photo exhibition of Yahad’s work during the same week.  A video profile was posted on EuroparlTV, the Parliament’s television channel,  and translated into 21 languages.

Father Desbois leads a tour of the Holocaust by Bullets exhibition at the European Parliament