Unveiled in October 2009, Romania's Holocaust Memorial finally recognises the country's role in the genocide of Europe's Jews. The country’s role in the Holocaust and in the deportation of Jews was ignored by the Communists, and it was minimized by subsequent governments after the collapse of Communism beginning in 1989. “This monument is full of symbolism — hundreds of thousands were killed who would have contributed to the cultural and economic prosperity of Romania,” said Rabbi Menachem HaCohen, Romania’s chief rabbi, at its opening. Just 6,000 Jews remain in Romania.