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Prince Charleshas written a personal message memorializing Holocaust survivors, but millions of British adults still deny the horrific mass genocide ever happened.
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place every Jan. 27, the date on which remaining prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp, were liberated in 1945.
The Prince of Wales, 70, is patron of theHolocaust Memorial Day Trust, and the foreword is included in a commemorative ceremony program, in addition toCharles’ official website.
His statement continues, “I hope most sincerely that as we remember those who perished, and learn from those who survived, we can all work together to ensure that we confront persecution and prejudice with the utmost vigour and prevent such dreadful atrocities from occurring ever again.”
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“Despite the figures, the vast majority (83%) of respondents say it’s important to know about the Holocaust and that we can all learn lessons for today from the past (84%), while over three quarters (76%) believe more needs to be done to educate people about what happened,” the HMDT says.
Members of the HMDT called the results “terribly worrying.”
“Such widespread ignorance and even denial is shocking,” Olivia Marks-Woldman, chief executive of the HMDT, said of the survey.
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Holocaust Memorial Day was established in 2005 withQueen Elizabethas patron. Prince Charles took over the role in 2016.
source: people.com
