A holokauszt emléknapja

Dover polgármestere, Sue Jones tanácsos képviselte Dover népét a holokauszt éves megemlékezésén Dealban. Sue csatlakozott 80 más polgári méltóságok Kent minden részéből, hogy megkoszorúzzák a holokauszt emlékkövét a Szent György-templom kertjében, emlékezve 6 millió férfi, women and children who died in the genocide.

The theme of this year’s event was “Torn from Home” as victims were forced out of their homes and taken to death camps.

Following the wreath laying service there was a talk by Deal Councillor Ben Bano in Deal Town Hall “Humanity in the face of Evil – Four Women confront the Holocaust”. They included Anne Frank whose diaries are world famous, Simone Weil member of the French resistance who died in Ashford, the nun Edith Stein and author Etty Hillesum both of whom died in Auschwitz.