I was taught that if you see a person drowning, you must jump into the water to save them, whether you can swim or not.

I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality. The term ‘hero’ irritates me greatly – the opposite is true – I continue to have pangs of conscience that I did so little.

Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal.

I was taught that if you see a person drowning, you must jump into the water to save them, whether you can swim or not.

The world can be better if there's love, tolerance and humility.

Humanity has understood nothing. Religious, tribal, national wars continue. The world continues to be in a sea of blood.

Over a half-century has passed since the hell of the Holocaust, but its spectre still hangs over the world and doesn't allow us to forget.