HOLOCAUST memorial day must be commemorated to remind the world that such atrocities should never happen again, Islington Council leader Catherine West said this week.
Councillor West, speaking before a memorial event due to take place on Wednesday at Islington Assembly Hall, In Upper Street, told the young people of the borough that to build a better future we must not forget what happened in Nazi Germany.
She said: “Holocaust Memorial Day reminds us that it’s up to these and future generations to challenge the persecution still rife in parts of the world.”
“Which is why I am so pleased so many of our young people are taking part in this year’s event – keeping experiences alive and challenging intolerance and hatred of any kind.”
Pupils from St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School, in Highgate Hill, Archway, created a film entitled ‘Dear Anne...’ for the memorial event.
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