MEMBERS of the public are invited to attend Middlesbrough’s Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 event.
Middlesbrough Council will be working in partnership with Teesside University to hold the event in the Constantine Lecture Theatre, The Tower Building, at the university, at noon on Wednesday, January 27.
The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 is ‘Don’t Stand By’, and builds on the legacy of HMD 2015.
It will be focusing on the contemporary relevance of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides, and considering our individual responsibilities not to be bystanders to hate crime and prejudice, nor to international threats of genocide.
The event is open to the public and will last no longer than an hour. Light refreshments will be served outside the lecture theatre following the event.
Teesside University will also be running a series of conferences on the afternoon, further details of which will be posted on Middlesbrough Council’s website in due course.
Holocaust Memorial Day is a time for everyone to remember the attempted annihilation of Europe’s Jewish population, Europe’s Roma and Sinti Gypsies, and the many other victims of Nazi Persecution.
Holocaust Memorial Day also highlights the importance of commemorating genocides that have happened subsequently in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
To coincide with the service, there will a small exhibition of World War II and Holocaust memorabilia being displayed in Central Library, Middlesbrough from Monday, January 25.
The exhibition has been developed by local man Michael Little who has a keen interest in World War II history. The exhibition will be on display until Friday, January 29.
For further details contact Susie Blood, Executive Officer on 01642 729645 or email Susie_blood@middlesbrough.gov.uk