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Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

Eighty years after the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, survivors and VIPs attend a unique commemoration to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, hosted by Reeta Chakrabarti.

Eighty years after the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, survivors and VIPs attend a unique commemoration to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, hosted by Reeta Chakrabarti.

The ceremony commemorates the six million Jewish men, women and children who were brutally murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust, and other victims of Nazi persecution.聽It also commemorates those who were murdered in the聽genocide in Bosnia 30 years ago and in other more recent genocides.

Through music, readings and powerful personal testimony, the victims of these appalling events are remembered.聽Among those taking part in this annual event are cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the Countess of Wessex鈥檚 String Orchestra and Rob Rinder.

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59 minutes

On TV

Mon 27 Jan 2025 19:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Reeta Chakrabarti
Production Manager William Shellard
Executive Producer Elen Moore
Producer Catherine Stirk
Director Nikki Parsons

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