NEVER AGAIN
Stand together: Holocaust Memorial Day 2020
The Holocaust remains the greatest crime in history. Over 6 million Jews were murdered by the Nazi regime, as well as millions of others—including Roma, LGBT+ people and trade unionists.
Yet we live in a world where antisemitism, racism and Islamophobia are on the rise again. We must oppose attempts to divide us along the lines of race, religion or ethnicity.
Far right and fascist forces are growing. Many of them deny the horrors of the Holocaust, and are whipping up racist scapegoating. In Britain, we have also seen the systematic demonisation of migrants and Muslims, and a rise in hate crime, including increased incidences of antisemitic attacks and graffiti in our communities.
We say NEVER AGAIN. Remember the victims of the Holocaust and commit to the fight against racism today.
Stand Up To Racism is involved in hosting a series of meetings to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, including this event tonight in Brixton .
Facebook event HEREwith speakers, including Lord Alf Dubs, child Holocaust survivor and advocate for refugee rights; Collette Levy, victim of Nazi occupation of France; Sonia Winifred, local Labour councillorGuy Smallman, photographer with an eye witness account from Treblinka; Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Labour MP for Streatham; Khadijah Baayeh, North Brixton Islamic Cultural Centre; and Weyman Bennett, Stand Up to Racism
Plus:
readings from actor Kika Markham and songs from Nikki Mellor.
Follow our Facebook events page for events around the country, including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Lewisham, Brighton and elsewhere.
Already, moving events have taken place in Hackney, Liverpool and Walthamstow.
Over 70 people attended Merseyside Unite Against Fascism‘s fifth annual Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration, which was held on Thursday 23rd January in Liverpool.
The Commemoration involved moving extracts of Testimony from Survivors and people who perished in the Holocaust, the lighting of a Memorial Candle, and a minute’s silence in memory of the millions of Jewish people and others who were murdered in the Holocaust.
President of Merseyside Jewish Representative Council, Alderman Eddie Clein, who also spoke movingly about his own personal experiences and lit the Memorial Candle, at last night’s Merseyside UAF Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration, said:
“I want to thank you all most sincerely for the way you keep the Memory alive. May it continue for many years.“
The Readers of Testimony at Merseyside UAF’s Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration were:
Nathalie Nicholas, Liverpool City Councillor; Will Phillips, Wirral Young Labour; Tracey Hylton, Vice-Chair, PCS National Black Members’ Committee; Ian Byrne, MP; Neil Smith, Political Officer, GMB North West & Irish Region; Emily Spurrell, Liverpool City Councillor; Jordan David, PCS; Christine Spriggs, Wirral Councillor; Jeremy Wolfson (Liverpool City Council’s lead on Holocaust Memorial Day and Mayoral Lead for Older People – South.) Sara Radivan; Merseyside Jewish Representative Council; Ann O’Byrne, Liverpool City Councillor; Peter Middleman, Regional Secretary, NEU North West Region; Kim Johnson MP; Jay McKenna, Acting Regional Secretary, North West TUC; Michelle Hayward, Merseyside Jewish Representative Council; Paula Barker MP; Theresa Griffin MEP; Anna Rothery, Lord Mayor of Liverpool.
The Memorial Candle was lit by Eddie Clein, President of Merseyside Jewish Representative Council.
The Memorial was chaired by Mary Doolin of the PCS union.