Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to attend Westminster Holocaust Memorial Day event
Prince William will give reading at the event and meet survivors, as the country marks 75-years since the liberation of Auschwitz
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend the Holocaust Memorial Day commemorative ceremony in Westminster next Monday.
Prince William will give a reading during the event, which will be broadcast live on the BBC, before meeting Holocaust survivors, and survivors from more recent genocides.
This year’s ceremony marks 75-years since the liberation of Auschwitz and 25-years since the end of the genocide in Bosnia.
Supported by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, of which the Prince of Wales is patron, the annual commemoration includes more than 10,000 educational activities taking place across the UK on 27 January.
Olivia Marks-Woldman, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, welcomed the announcement. She said: “We are delighted that Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will join us at the UK Commemorative Ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day 2020.”
“Holocaust Memorial Day is particularly significant this year as we mark 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
“The UK Ceremony is the national focal point for more than 10,000 Holocaust Memorial Day activities, which are taking place in community settings from schools to libraries, and from councils to prisons. At every event to mark the day, people know more about the past, develop empathy for others, and commit to taking action to create a better future.”
HRH The Prince of Wales is to travel to Israel to take part in The World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem alongside other world leaders, while the Duchess of Cornwall will attend commemorations in Poland at the site of the former death camp, meeting survivors.
Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do.
For as little as £5 a month you can help sustain the vital work we do in celebrating and standing up for Jewish life in Britain.
Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life.
You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
100% of your donation will help us continue celebrating our community, in all its dynamic diversity...
Engaging
Being a community platform means so much more than producing a newspaper and website. One of our proudest roles is media partnering with our invaluable charities to amplify the outstanding work they do to help us all.
Celebrating
There’s no shortage of oys in the world but Jewish News takes every opportunity to celebrate the joys too, through projects like Night of Heroes, 40 Under 40 and other compelling countdowns that make the community kvell with pride.
Pioneering
In the first collaboration between media outlets from different faiths, Jewish News worked with British Muslim TV and Church Times to produce a list of young activists leading the way on interfaith understanding.
Campaigning
Royal Mail issued a stamp honouring Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton after a Jewish News campaign attracted more than 100,000 backers. Jewish Newsalso produces special editions of the paper highlighting pressing issues including mental health and Holocaust remembrance.
Easy access
In an age when news is readily accessible, Jewish News provides high-quality content free online and offline, removing any financial barriers to connecting people.
Voice of our community to wider society
The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large.
We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.
