Скачать или смотреть Shimon Peres THANKS Romania “You saved 400'000 Jews” LIVE, Cotroceni Palace, 2010 (Official Visit)

LIVE RECORDED (2010) — Israeli President Shimon Peres publicly thanked the Romanian people for helping to save an estimated 400,000 Jews during the Nazi era during his official state visit to Bucharest; this video captures his emotional speech at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.

Location: Cotroceni Presidential Palace, Bucharest, Romania.

This is the full LIVE RECORDED speech by President Shimon Peres delivered during his official state visit to Romania in 2010, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest. In this historic address Peres expresses deep gratitude to the Romanian people and leaders, saying Romania helped save 400,000 Jews during the darkest years of the Nazi era — a statement that resonated across Israel and Romania and sparked wide public discussion.

Why this matters: The speech highlights post‑war ties between Israel and Romania, the role of Romanian Jews who emigrated to Israel and contributed to its founding, and the complex historical debates that followed Peres’s words.

Key quotes
“We will never forget that Romania saved 400,000 Jews.”
“They came to Israel, helped build the country, and kept their love for Romania.”

Historical context & notes
Shimon Peres served as President of Israel from 2007–2014 and had a long political career; his 2010 visit was the first state visit by an Israeli head of state to Romania in decades.
The “400,000” figure has been widely quoted and discussed in Romanian and international media; historians and commentators have debated its interpretation and context.

Credits & sources
Original footage: Presidential archives / Cotroceni (as credited in the upload).
Background reporting and analysis: see linked articles and biographies.

Tags: Shimon Peres; Romania 2010; Cotroceni; Holocaust; 400'000 Jews; Israel Romania relations; live speech; state visit.

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