The Oban Times

Holocaust Memorial Day remains vital

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Sir, The theme for this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day tomorrow (Friday January 27 ) is ‘How can life go on?’, raising challengin­g questions for individual­s, communitie­s and nations in the aftermath of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.

Every January, when we listen to the testimony of survivors, we don’t just learn a little more about the darkest chapters of human history, we are also reminded of where hatred and bigotry can lead if left unchalleng­ed and unchecked.

Today, that lesson is more important than ever, which is why I urge you to attend the human rights and hate crime seminar at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway (http:// hmd. org.uk/events/ find/ Scotland#sthash. fSoSCKrZ.dpuf). Olivia Marks-Woldman, Chief executive, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.

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