Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a president or vice president, will be in Poland and Germany on a trip aimed at Holocaust remembrance as well as combating antisemitism worldwide.
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff arrive to Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Reno, Nevada, June 3, 2022.Second gentleman Doug Emhoff departed Thursday for Poland and Germany on a six-day trip that is aimed at Holocaust education and remembrance as well asEmhoff's events will focus on honoring the victims of the Holocaust and see "the Second Gentleman educating the public on the true nature of the Holocaust," one official said.
"Modern technology and internet, with social media in particular, allows ideas to spread with unprecedented rapidity. Hatred now faces no borders, and we will take an all-of-government and all-societal approach to combat that hate," the official added.While Emhoff's trip will also aim to strengthen relationships with European allies on this issue, the second gentleman is not expected to deliver new policy proposals or deliverables.
"The trip is about reflecting on what we know is a dark, difficult history and then renewing our commitment to take action in current times," the official said. A view of barbed wire fence and surveillance towers at the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz Birkenau, Jan. 26, 2023 in Oswiecim, Poland.Emhoff will visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial and state museum on Friday to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, attending a ceremony alongside some Holocaust survivors. Then, he will attend a Shabbat dinner with members of the Jewish community in Krakow, Poland.
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