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THE PEMBROKESHIRE HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY 30 2015
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70th Anniversary of the Politicians pay tribute to holocaust victims
challenges that are still being faced in Britain today. It is important for all of us to remember those who were persecuted and to honour those who survived, especially as this year, it’s seventy years since the liberation of Auschwitz- Birkenau, and it’s also the twentieth anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia. As a society, we have a responsibility to promote an equal society, where no one is judged or victimized because of their background or ethnicity. We, therefore, must all work together to help promote an equal and inclusive Pembrokeshire, Wales and United Kingdom.” Further afield, in Cardiff, First
THIS WEEK, the politicians of
Wales have been communicating the importance of the Holocaust Memorial Day (Jan 27), to pay tribute to the lives that were lost and to the people who suffered at the hands of the Nazis.
Auschwitz was liberated 70 years ago and many people across the world have joined together as a collective to remember those who endured the atrocities of the Holocaust. Preseli MP Stephen Crabb attended
a memorial service in Haverfordwest yesterday ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on Tuesday. The service, which was attended by over 90 people, was organised by Cleddau Community Arts. Cleddau Community Arts have arranged for the Anne Frank Photographic Exhibition, which documents Anne’s life, to be installed at Pembrokeshire College in March. This is the first time that it has travelled further west than Cardiff and local schools have been invited to come and visit the exhibition. This year marks seventy years since the liberation of Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp in which over one million people
died. Anne Frank, a Dutch
Jewish girl who kept a diary of her life before being arrested, and died in Auschwitz when she was 15. Her diary has been translated into 70 different languages.
Speaking after the service, Stephen said: "It was a privilege to attend the service yesterday and I am very grateful to Cleddau Community Arts for arranging such a wonderful tribute. It is vital that we continue to remember
the Holocaust seventy years after the end of World War Two. I spoke about the life of Anne Frank, an amazing young woman whose optimism and belief in humanity endured despite the horrors she witnessed. Anne’s words still to speak to millions of people around the world today and remind us that Auschwitz continues to cast long shadows. We should never presume that the prejudices that drove anti-Semitism seventy years ago are a thing of the past. Those who think the Holocaust is simply a historical event should know that there are Jewish schools in this country under 24 hour protection. They should know that British Jews still face targeted attacks. It was great to see so many people in attendance
yesterday. I hope that as the Anne Frank Photographic Exhibition travels to Pembrokeshire College in March, a new generation are able to learn about the life of this remarkable young woman and the diary she left behind." Local Assembly Member Paul
Davies also took part in a Holocaust Memorial Day event at Haverfordwest recently.
Throughout his keynote
speech on ‘Keeping the Memory Alive’, which is also the theme of Holocaust Memorial Day, Mr Davies talked about remembrance not just being about the past, but about the future too: “I was honoured to be invited to the Holocaust Memorial event and to talk about some of the
Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones and Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty Lesley Griffiths attended Wales’ national commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day. A central part of the event was a candle lighting ceremony where Holocaust survivors living in Wales passed a candle to pupils from Newbridge School in Caerphilly. They were lit from a special 70th anniversary candle created by world-renowned artist and sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor. The ceremony was part of a national
initiative that sees 70 specially designed candles at Holocaust Memorial Day events across the UK. Mady Gerrard was the event’s main
speaker. A holocaust survivor who came to Wales from Hungary fifty eight years ago, she will be dedicating her talk to Lieutenant John Randall, a former British SAS soldier who liberated her as a young prisoner in Belsen. Mady was also in Auschwitz. Pupils
from Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn, Carmarthenshire
who took part in the Lessons from Auschwitz project this year and visited the former concentration camp as part of an ongoing project organised by the Holocaust Education Trust also be spoke at the event.
First Minister Carwyn Jones said:
“We must never forget those who died as a result of Nazi persecution and other genocides across the world. Holocaust Memorial Day gives us the opportunity to remember those who faced the most horrendous persecution. Wales is proud to continue to offer a home to many people who have escaped atrocities. It is our duty to keep the memory of their courageous stories alive so we can ensure that abhorrent acts are never repeated.”
Minister for Communities and
Tackling Poverty Lesley Griffiths said: “Holocaust Memorial Day gives us the opportunity to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the most terrible of circumstances. The event which is taking place today not only looks to the past but to the future as well. The passing of symbolic candles from Holocaust survivors living in Wales to young people will help future generations remember the adversity faced by victims of genocide, reminding them of how fortunate we are
to live in a
tolerant and just society.”
Paying respects: Community leaders and politicians
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