Survivors speak at Holocaust Memorial Day in Dublin

A service to mark Holocaust Memorial Day will take place at St John the Baptist Church, Peterborough on Wednesday January 27 at noon.

On Monday, January 25, St Mary’s Lighthouse will be illuminated purple, the colour used by the national Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.

“And all those fleeing war and terror must be treated with compassion and respect according to our shared human and their rights under global conventions and the law”, he said.

We all need to reflect on the fact that the path to genocide begins with exclusion and discrimination, and that standing by allows hatred to take hold.

Their efforts come as the Scottish Government announced more than £280,000 renewed funding to Holocaust Educational Trust.

Not only does it mark the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, it is a time to remember the millions of people who died during the Holocaust, in the Nazi camps and also in genocides.

“This year we have assemblies all week and will be talking about issues around the Holocaust and in every lesson we will look at how we can help people who are being persecuted”.

He has experience in more than 130 countries serving in senior positions in the British government and at the United Nations, World Health Organization and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

“The theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day is Don’t Stand By and we should remember the stories of those fearless men and women who did not stand by and who saved lives, particularly of Jewish children”.