Havering will commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2009 with a service of remembrance and reflection to be held at the Holocaust Memorial in Coronation Gardens, Romford on Sunday 25 January at 2pm.Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is the international day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust and of other genocides. HMD is marked each year around 27 January, the date that commemorates the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in January 1945.
In 2009 HMD challenges us all to Stand Up to Hatred. It urges us to look at our behaviour to others; to understand how hate is directed against different minorities in Britain today; and to explore how each of us can help make our communities stronger and safer. It is an opportunity to forge links across ALL the diverse strands of local community lives, to build understanding and to unite in a common cause.
Havering's Holocaust Memorial Day Service will also provide the opportunity for reflection on war, peace, tolerance and eliminating discrimination from our community. It will be led by Reverend Lee Sunderland, Rabbi of Romford and District Synagogue, and Reverend Stephen Waine, vicar of St Edward's Church, Market Place, Romford.
The Service will feature poignant readings from The Diary of Anne Frank, a commemoration with candles and a musical reflection by pupils from Marshalls Park School and Performing Arts College.
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