Carla Lockhart MP said:

“Holocaust Memorial Day is a solemn and powerful reminder of the depths of human evil and the consequences of hatred left unchecked. If we held a minute’s silence for every person murdered in the Holocaust, the world would be silent for more than eleven years. That fact alone should stop us all in our tracks.

“Today in Westminster, I signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment on behalf of the people of Upper Bann. It was an important moment to reaffirm our shared responsibility to remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered, and all victims of genocide whose lives were taken because of hatred and prejudice.

“Remembrance is not just about the past. With antisemitism and attacks on Jewish communities rising once again, it is vital that we speak out clearly and consistently against anti-Jewish hatred and the dangerous rhetoric that too often leads to violence.

“We remember the victims. We educate future generations. And we commit ourselves to ensuring that such horrors are never allowed to happen again.”