▁V uj an ov ic ▁of ▁Mont en eg ro , ▁St j ep an ▁M esi ć ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁Chief ▁Rab bi ▁of ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁Rab bi ▁Y is rael ▁Me ir ▁Lau . ▁Rab bi ▁Lau ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁world ▁had ▁react ed ▁to ▁the ▁mass acre ▁of ▁Bab i ▁Y ar , ▁perhaps ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁might ▁never ▁have ▁happened . ▁Imp lying ▁that ▁Hitler ▁was ▁emb old ened ▁by ▁this ▁imp unity , ▁Lau ▁spec ulated : ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁message ▁was ▁also ▁delivered ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁K of i ▁Ann an , ▁Secretary - General ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁by ▁his ▁representative , ▁Res ident ▁Co ordin ator ▁Francis ▁Martin ▁O ' D onn ell , ▁who ▁added ▁a ▁Heb rew ▁prayer ▁ ▁Sh alom , ▁from ▁the ▁M ourn ers ' ▁K add ish . ▁ ▁M ud slide ▁ ▁Bab i ▁Y ar ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁mud slide ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁An ▁ear then ▁dam ▁in ▁the ▁rav ine ▁had ▁held ▁lo am ▁pul p ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁p ump ed ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁brick ▁fact ories ▁for ▁ten ▁years ▁without ▁sufficient ▁d rain age . ▁The ▁dam ▁col lapsed ▁after ▁heavy ▁rain , ▁in und ating ▁the ▁lower - lying ▁Kur en iv ka ▁neighborhood . ▁The ▁death ▁to ll ▁was ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁between ▁ 1 , 5 0