MP for Westbury, Andrew Murrison, last week signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, pledging his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day.
Friday 27th January marked the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, the site of the largest mass murder in history.
In the lead up to and on Holocaust Memorial Day, thousands of commemorative events were arranged by schools, faith groups and community organisations across the country, remembering all the victims of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.
The theme for this year’s commemorations was ‘How can life go on?’ After signing the Book of Commitment, Andrew Murrison MP said, “Holocaust Memorial Day is an important opportunity for people from South West Wiltshire and across the country to reflect on the tragic events of the Holocaust.
“As the Holocaust moves from living history, to just history, it becomes ever more important that we take the time to remember the victims and also pay tribute to the survivors.”
