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University to remember Holocaust victims

Press release issued: 26 January 2006

The University of Bristol will hold a Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony this Friday [January 27]. The ceremony, to mark the anniversary of the liberation of the extermination and concentration camps, will commemorate the victims and survivors of one of the worst acts of inhumanity and genocide committed in modern history.

The University of Bristol will hold a Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony this Friday [January 27].  The ceremony, to mark the anniversary of the liberation of the extermination and concentration camps, will commemorate the victims and survivors of one of the worst acts of inhumanity and genocide committed in modern history.

The commemorative service, organised by the University Chaplaincy, will be a reflective ceremony with music, poems, prayers and readings, including a silence.  The Deputy Lord Mayor of Bristol will also be in attendance. The ceremony will be held at the Victoria Rooms, Queens Road at 1.15 pm.

Candles will be lit throughout the ceremony to remember the victims of the Holocaust: the Jews, gypsies, disabled people and others.  It will also highlight the genocides of Armenia, Bosnia, Rwanda and Sudan. The Deputy Lord Mayor will light the final candle to remember victims of violent conflict taking place today. Jewish, Christian and Muslim prayers for peace will bring the ceremony to a close.

Rabbi Natan Levy, Orthodox Jewish Chaplain at Bristol University’s Chaplaincy Centre and one of the ceremony organisers, said: “The theme of this years commemoration is ‘one person can make a difference’, in recognition of those individuals who stand up in the face of evil to save the lives of the condemned. In every genocide, such heroes come forward, and we will highlight their noble acts through stories and images during the ceremony.”

 

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