Holocaust Memorial Day

i watched a film today and it was horrible. This boy ran away and a nazi went to shoot him but a man stopped the soldier and the soldier shot him. 2 soldiers brought the boy back then they shot him

Today it's the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

This year's theme states: "The 60th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps presents one of the greatest opportunities to show our respect for the survivors of Nazi persecution and mass murder, and listen to what they can tell us about the worst of human behaviour."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4210841.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/features/holocaust/memorial_day.shtml


Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust

To put these numbers into some sort of context - this is the more than the number of UK residents between the ages of 13 and 21.

I'm visiting Auschwitz in the Febuary half term on a history trip, so it'll be interesting to see how I, and others, react.

I still can't imagine how many people were murdered.... I can't imagine what over 6 million people look like... all of them having separate lives, loves, belongings... It's like a hole left in the world.
It's a reminder of what humans can do, and still do to each other. I won't ever forget.

We'll never forget.