On May 15 Moscow hosted an international scientific-practical conference "The victory in the Great Patriotic War, as a historical event in the life of the Jewish people." Within the walls of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration representatives of the clergy, political leaders, active members of the diaspora gathered to commemorate the 6 million victims of the Holocaust and pay tribute to the soldiers of the Red Army who saved the Jewish people from annihilation. The event was organized by the STMEGI Charitable Foundation and the Russian Jewish Congress.