Holocaust Memorial Day Service

Monday 27 January at 10am

All are welcome to join us for a special service to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, remembering the victims of the Holocaust and more recent genocides.

Holocaust Memorial Day is an international day of remembrance, marking the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp. This Holocaust Memorial Day marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation. As well as remembering the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, and millions of others from minority groups killed under Nazi persecution, Holocaust Memorial Day also remembers more recent genocides, including those in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur in Sudan.

Service Schedule:
10am: Welcome by Ed Pawson, Educational Adviser, SACRE
Opening reflections from The Very Rev’d Jonathan Greener, Dean of Exeter
Songs from local primary schools

10:15am: Candle lighting by Deputy Lord Lieutenant, Chair of DCC, Cllr Kevin Mitchell (Lord Mayor of Exeter), Cate Edmonds (Exeter Cathedral), Ahmed (Imam, Exeter Mosque), Menachem Olberg (Jewish Community), Lizzie Small (Romani Community), Ravindra Nathwani (Devon Faith and Belief Forum), Belinda Twiggs (Chair, Devon SACRE), Tracey West (representing the deaf and disabled communities) and pupils from local schools and colleges

10:30am: Hindu Peace Prayers

10:35am: A talk by Councillor Chaz Singh focussing on Catherine Duleep Singh – The Sikh Princess who helped Jewish Families escape Nazi Germany

10:45am A talk by Professor David Tollerton introducing the new Centre for Interdisciplinary Holocaust and Genocide Studies

10:55am: Reflections on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz/Birkenau

11:05am: Closing prayer

Please note that while this service was previously advertised as being on Friday 24 January, it will now be taking place on Monday 27 January.