Holocaust Memorial Day

Martha Kearney has an interview on the Today programme with her mother in law who survived Auschwitz, the BBC seem to be having some technical difficulties with it at the moment but when they sort it out, the bits that were audible were incredibly moving.

Horrors that must never be forgotten.

Let us not forget that many others were killed as well - gypsies, communists, gay people and the disabled as well as members of other groups.

The Zone of Interest is on at cinemas at the moment. A very disturbing film which shows Rudolph Hoss, his wife, 5 children and assorted servants who lead a very comfortable life in a lovely house and beautiful garden. On the other side of the garden wall is Auschwitz and Hoss is Commandant, overseeing the slaughter of Jews. The cold detachment Hoss and his wife display to the horrors going on next door is chilling. Worth a watch if you can stomach it and no surprise it features on the Oscars nominations lists.

Indeed WWM2.

Light a candle for the brave people 🕯️

Thank you Annie.

Holocaust Memrial Day takes place every year on 27 January, and marks the liberation day of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.

In the years since, this date has become internationally recognised as the day we remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions of other innocents killed under the Nazi regime