Liliana Segre, the tireless voice of Memory and a senator for life since 2018, has turned 94. Born in Milan on September 10, 1930, she was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau as a child with her father Alberto, who did not survive. She celebrated her birthday with family in Pesaro, a city that holds a special place in her heart, as it is where she met her future husband, Alfredo Belli Paci, in 1948.
\n\u201cTo Liliana Segre, best wishes for a day that marks a milestone transcending personal emotion and becoming a collective moment of congratulations,\u201d wrote UCEI President Noemi Di Segni, emphasizing how \u201cmillions of people have been touched by her reflections that convey strength and hope\u201d and share a sentiment of closeness and affection towards Segre. Di Segni expressed the hope that Segre can \u201clive this year and many more with the best gift one could wish for today: serenity and the space to dedicate to daily life with family and personal affections, free from heartache and anger over media distortions and challenging detractors.\u201d
\nThe Shoah Memorial in Milan, which bears the inscription “Indifference” at its entrance\u2014placed there specifically on Segre\u2019s suggestion\u2014was among the first to send a message. \u201cToday, as every day, we feel the great responsibility and privilege of continuing her work of preserving Memory,\u201d reads a note from the Memorial. The Museum of the Shoah Foundation in Rome also joined the celebrations, recalling her belief that indifference is \u201cmore culpable than violence itself.\u201d
\nPolitical figures also reacted. \u201cI wish to express, on my personal behalf and that of the entire Government, birthday wishes to Senator Liliana Segre, tireless witness of Holocaust memory and a bulwark against antisemitism,\u201d stated Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. \u201cHer constant testimony provides a concrete example every day of defending democratic values, protecting freedom, and safeguarding the rights of every individual,\u201d emphasized Senate President Ignazio La Russa. Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, now leader of the Italia Viva party, said: \u201cHer clarity, intelligence, and moral and human strength are an immense and timeless heritage.\u201d Finally, Elly Schlein, Secretary of the Democratic Party, said: \u201cThank you, Senator, for your commitment to defending memory and the values of the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n
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