I have signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons, in doing so pledging commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who died during the Holocaust.
Tomorrow (Friday) will mark the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration and extermination camp which is the site of the largest mass murder in history.
In the weeks running up to the day, the Holocaust Educational Trust placed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons giving MPs the chance to honour those who were persecuted and killed during the Holocaust and encouraging constituents to actively speak out against prejudice and bigotry today.
In signing the Book of Commitment I paid tribute to the extraordinary men and women who having survived the Holocaust, work to educate young people about what they endured, through the Holocaust Education Trust’s Outreach programme.
I will be attending a Holocaust Memorial Day event at Harlow Synagogue this evening (Thursday) and the unveiling of the new Holocaust memorial plaque in Harlow tomorrow (Friday).
Holocaust Memorial Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau – and it is an important opportunity to remember the victims of genocide. I encourage everyone in Harlow and the villages to mark the day and to commit to ‘speaking up and speaking out’ against prejudice today.
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