Genocide survivors at Holocaust event call for people to value each other
Survivors of genocide have called for people to understand, empathise with and value each other, as hundreds gathered at a Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) ceremony and condemned the rise of prejudice.
Survivors joined senior politicians, actors and faith leaders at a memorial event in central London to commemorate 79 years since the Holocaust, and 30 years since the Rwandan genocide.
Several speakers made reference to the Israel- conflict, with the chair of the HMD Trust, Laura Marks, saying she was “appalled” by the October 7 attacks and that the “subsequent war in has caused immense civilian suffering”.
