HEXHAM MP Guy Opperman signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment to pledge his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day.

By doing this, Mr Opperman honoured those who were murdered during the Holocaust and paid tribute to the survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today.

Holocaust Memorial Day falls on January 27 every year, for the anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi concentration and death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, in 1945. 

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In the lead-up to and on Holocaust Memorial Day, thousands of commemorative events are 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 ‘Ordinary People’.

After signing the Book of Commitment, Mr Opperman said: “Holocaust Memorial Day is an important opportunity for people from across Tynedale and Ponteland to reflect on the darkest times of European history. I pledge to remember the six million Jewish men, women, and children who were murdered in Holocaust.”

Karen Pollock CBE, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, said: “On Holocaust Memorial Day we remember the six million men, women and children who were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators, simply for being Jewish, and we pay tribute to the incredible survivors, many of whom still share their testimony day in and day out to ensure that future generations never forget the horrors of the past. We also remember that antisemitism did not start or end with the Holocaust, we must all be vigilant, and speak out whenever it is found.”