News release Holocaust memorial day
22 January 2010
Southampton will be marking the UK’s national Holocaust Memorial Day with a commemorative event on Saturday January 30 at Solent University.
Holocaust Memorial Day is dedicated to the remembrance of victims who perished as a result of the genocide of the Second World War. The chosen date is the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
The event - organised in conjunction with the Parkes Institute, University of Southampton and the Oasis Academy, Lordshill – will feature music, film excerpts and readings from local school children and students. There will also be recordings and images of survivors.
All are welcome to attend the event on, which takes place from 6-7pm at the Sir James Matthews Building, Solent University, Above Bar. For further information please contact Dr Helen Spurling at Southampton University’s Parkes Institue on 023 8059 7261 or email: h.spurling@southampton.ac.uk|| .
Solent University’s Acting Chaplain, Steve Hall says: “This event is an opportunity for people to come together to reflect on the horrors of the past and renew their commitment to freedom, Justice and respect.”