Holocaust Memorial Day: North Wales Police helping to keep the memory alive

North Wales Police will mark Holocaust Day by helping to keep the memory alive by circulating a story of a survivor of the Holocaust to all staff, and provide literature to local police stations.

As a mark of respect and to mark the 70th anniversary, North Wales Police will fly the force flag at half-mast to remember those victims of the Holocaust.

Holocaust Memorial Day is the day for everyone to remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in the subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and 20 years since the Genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia.

PC2688 Newton-Miller, Diversity Officer with North Wales Police said:

“As a force we support the Holocaust Memorial Day and the theme of ‘keeping the memory alive’, by providing an awareness of the day and the event including a survivor story on the internal force information systems available to all North Wales Police staff, coupled with providing information booklets and posters to local police stations to raise awareness to members of the public.”

This event is one of over 2,400 local activities taking place across the UK to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, with people coming together in civic halls, public spaces, libraries, cinemas, workplaces, schools and universities. The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is the charity established by the Government to promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK.

Olivia Marks-Woldman, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, said:

“On Holocaust Memorial Day we honour the survivors of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides and challenge ourselves to learn important lessons from their experiences in order to create a safe and better future. This year we have an unprecedented number of activities taking place involving people of all ages, from all walks of life so a big thanks goes to the team for organising this event and helping us learn the lessons of the past.”

For more information about Holocaust Memorial Day and the events taking place visit www.hmd.org.uk or follow the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust on Twitter via @HMD_UK and the hashtag #HMD2015.

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