Communities Secretary Rt Hon MP called
for a renewed commitment to stand up to antisemitism and
prejudice as he joined the fifth World Holocaust Forum in
Jerusalem.
Mr Jenrick attended the event yesterday (23 January 2020),
entitled “Remembering the Holocaust: Fighting Antisemitism”, to
mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and
International Holocaust Memorial Day.
He also undertook a tour of the World Holocaust Remembrance
Center and Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the
Holocaust at Yad Vashem.
The tour was led by Yehudit Shendar, curator of the UK Holocaust
Memorial and former deputy director and senior curator at Yad
Vashem’s museums division. Also in attendance was , UK Special Envoy for
post-Holocaust issues.
Following the visit, Communities Secretary Rt Hon MP said:
I was honoured to attend the World Holocaust Forum in
Jerusalem. It was heartening to see leaders of all faiths and
nations come together to remember the Holocaust and renew our
promise to victims and survivors.
My tour of Yad Vashem was equally as moving. I was especially
touched by the memorial showing that out of so much darkness we
can still find light and hope.
The UK takes a zero-tolerance approach to antisemitism at home
and abroad, and as Secretary of State for Communities and Local
Government, I have a profound responsibility to root out
antisemitism wherever it arises.
We will take a zero-tolerance approach in cracking down on
those who spread this vile poison, which has no place in any
civilised society. Our message is simple; such an atrocity must
not, and will not, take place again.
This visit comes ahead of International Holocaust Memorial Day on
Monday 27 January which remembers the 6 million Jews murdered
during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people
killed under Nazi persecution and in subsequent genocides in
Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
27 January 2020 also marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation
of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. On Monday,
across the UK, thousands of people will come together to learn
more about the past and take action to create a safer future.
Find out more about Holocaust Memorial Day and the events taking
place on Monday organised by the Holocaust Memorial Day
Trust.
