ON HOLOCAUST Memorial Day, January 27, 2015, hundreds of thousands of people will gather at more than 2,400 events across the country to mark 70 years since the liberation of the Nazi’s most notorious killing site Auschwitz- Birkenau.
These events will allow people to come together to remember and honour the millions killed in the Holocaust and in subsequent genocides.
Candles will be lit at 70 commemorations around the UK and at Auschwitz symbolically linking them on this anniversary.
It is vital we remember and reflect upon the horrors of the past, and honour those who survived.
Many survivors will be speaking about their experiences at events in schools and communities.
By hearing, seeing and sharing these powerful stories and memories, we are challenged to confront hatred and discrimination wherever we see them.
Play your part by attending an event. Visit hmd.org.uk or read a survivor story at keepthememoryalive.hmd.org.uk and share it with others.
Olivia Marks-Woldman Chief executive of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
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