Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January

Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January is a day to remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution, and in the genocides that have occurred in other parts of the globe since. 

The Holocaust took place between 1941 and 1945, when six million Jewish men, women and children were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. This day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.

The Holocaust was rooted in antisemitism: racist discrimination against Jewish people. Racism and discrimination against minorities remains endemic in many countries, including the UK. Holocaust Memorial Day reminds us of where this can lead if allowed to go unchecked 

The freedoms we enjoy today are fragile, vulnerable to abuse and easily taken for granted.  Let us use this day to reflect on how we can strengthen those freedoms here at home and around the world to protect people from all forms of discrimination. 

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Sheila Nursimhulu- CNWL Co-Chair BAME Staff Network, said

"We all have a role as active bystanders in learning and sharing messages of peace and kindness. Whether you belong to the Jewish faith or not, the Holocaust Memorial Day is a day for reflection for us all.

"So, let us all join our Jewish and non-Jewish brothers and sisters, friends and colleagues in remembering and paying our respects to those who lost their lives in the Holocaust and other atrocities and those whose lives continue to be marked by such events."