WORCESTER residents gathered in the city’s historic Guildhall to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
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“Fragility of Freedom – Universal freedom is…A poem” read by Kings School pupils. Picture by Marcus Mingins 0524007MMR7 www.buyphotos247.com
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Dignitaries arrive. Picture by Marcus Mingins 0524007MMR13 www.buyphotos247.com
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Statement of Commitment read by University of Worcester. Picture by Marcus Mingins 0524007MMR4 www.buyphotos247.com
Hosted by Mayor of Worcester Coun Louis Stephen, together with the Worcestershire Interfaith Forum, the event welcomed keynote speaker Michael Bibring.
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Mayor of Worcester coun. Louis Stephen. Picture by Marcus Mingins 0524007MMR11 www.buyphotos247.com
A second-generation Holocaust survivor, Michael’s father Harry left Vienna for Britain on the Kindertransport as a 13-year-old, along with his sister.
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Jewish lullaby : Raisins and almonds performed by students from RGS. Picture by Marcus Mingins 0524007MMR12 www.buyphotos247.com
The plan was for their parents to later join them, but that never happened, with his father dying of a heart attack in 1940 and his mother being deported to the death camp at Sobibór in Poland in 1942.
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Jewish lullaby : Raisins and almonds performed by students from RGS. Picture by Marcus Mingins 0524007MMR12 www.buyphotos247.com
Guests were welcomed by Worcester’s first citizen and listened to contributions from students from schools across Worcester.
After Mr Bibring’s address, a two-minute silence was held.
Coun Stephen said: “It is vitally important that we continue to remember the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides and that we take time to reflect on and to raise awareness of the consequences of discrimination and prejudice.
“We must all stand together, speak out against injustice and hatred, and vow that this will never be allowed to happen again.”
