Holocaust Memorial Day takes place each year on the 27th January the date that Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, was liberated by allied soldiers in 1945.
Students took part in a poignant and moving assembly to recognise this national day of commemoration, which is dedicated to the remembrance of the millions of people who have been murdered or whose lives have been changed beyond recognition during the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution, and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
The Mayor of Hyndburn presented the School’s Chair of Governor’s, David Brunskill, with a plaque which will be installed at the school to raise awareness of Holocaust Memorial Day and the atrocities it asks us to reflect upon.
Mayor, Cllr Marlene Haworth, said, “The Rhyddings year 9 students' assembly was extremely moving and thought provoking, its theme ‘Don’t Stand By’ enabled us to reflect on those dark events in human history and challenged us to tackle discrimination, racism and hatred. I want to say thank you to the Year 9 students and also to Rabbi Daniel Walker, who shared so many inspirational stories and who really made us all stop and think about what Holocaust Memorial Day means.”
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