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This week Rachel Reeves MP signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons, in doing so pledging her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who died during the Holocaust.

Friday January 27th will mark the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration and extermination camp which is the site of the largest mass murder in history – and in the weeks running up to the day, the Holocaust Educational Trust placed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons, giving MPs the chance to honour those who were persecuted and killed during their Holocaust and encouraging constituents to actively speak out against prejudice and bigotry today.

Rachel will then deliver a speech in memory of those who died before lighting a candle in a Holocaust memorial service held at Leeds town hall on the 29th January.

Rachel said:

“Holocaust Memorial Day is an important opportunity to remember the victims of genocide and to make a stand against racism and prejudice. I learned the true horror of the Holocaust during a visit with school children from Leeds West to Auschwitz. I also recently toured Yad VaShem, the largest holocaust museum in the world, during a visit to Israel. This museum reminds us all of the hardship faced by Jewish communities not only when the Nazis came to power, but in the preceding centuries around much of Europe.”

Karen Pollock MBE, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, said:

“We are proud that Rachel Reeves MP is supporting Holocaust Memorial Day this year. It is vitally important that we both remember and learn from the appalling events of the Holocaust – as well as ensuring that we continue to challenge all forms of bigotry.”