The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory wants to establish a museum in Patarei Prison. The museum should commemorate the victims of communism. France wishes for the museum to also remember victims of other regimes.
The museum will be located in Patarei Prison. There are also plans for a separate section dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust. In 1944, 878 Jews were deported from France to Estonia. They performed hard labor and lived in poor conditions.
Historian Jaak Valge states that the Jews were taken from Patarei to extermination camps. In 2010, the Konvoi 73 memorial was opened. France believes that the museum's name should commemorate all victims.
The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory does not comment on this. Alla Jakobson says that the museum's name has not yet been decided. She believes that a good name will be found.
Jaak Valge believes that there were many victims of communism in Estonia. He says that every country should commemorate its own history. France has a different situation.
Valge believes that France should not dictate how Estonia commemorates its history. He wants a separate museum for the victims of the Holocaust.