Holocaust Memorial Day is just about the Jews isn ?
Not at all. The Holocaust ought to be remembered by everyone. Whilst the Jewish people form the largest single identifiable group who suffered other groups were also persecuted by the Nazis e.g. Freemasons, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), East European civilians, prisoners of war (including a huge number of Poles and Russians), trade unionists, Communists, political opponents, disabled people, Jehovah’s Witnesses, gay men and lesbians and Black Germans.The lessons of tragic history ought to be remembered and learned from and the lessons of the Holocaust are of global significance and have implications for all of humankind. Holocaust Memorial Day is intended to allow people in the UK to focus, reflect, discuss and remember how those terrible events have relevance today for all without minimising the Jewish aspect of Holocaust remembrance. The goal of Holocaust Memorial Day is keep in view the constant need for vigilance and to ensure that society as a whole (whether as individuals or as group
