On 27th January, I marked Holocaust Memorial Day which this year marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
On behalf of our town, I signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, and in doing so pledged my commitment to marking Holocaust Memorial Day- honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp in 1945. Across the UK – and internationally– people will come together to remember the Holocaust.
In the lead up to and on Holocaust Memorial Day, thousands of commemorative events will be arranged by schools, faith groups and community organisations across the country, including here in Ipswich, remembering all the victims of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides. The theme for this year’s commemorations is ‘For a Better Future’.
I pledge to remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered in the Holocaust and speak out against all forms of antisemitism, which in recent months has risen exponentially and which needs to be tackled head on.
On Holocaust Memorial Day we also remember and pay tribute to all of those persecuted by the Nazis, including Roma and Sinti people, disabled people, gay men, political opponents to the Nazis and others. We also remember all of those affected by genocide since, in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
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