In creating this website we have developed content in line with National Holocaust Memorial Day aims to:
·Recognise
that the Holocaust was a tragically defining episode of the 20th Century, a crisis for European civilisation
and a universal catastrophe for humanity.
·Provide
a national mark of respect for all victims of Nazi persecution and demonstrate understanding with all
those who still suffer its consequences.
·Raise
awareness and understanding of the events of the Holocaust as a continuing issue of fundamental importance
for all humanity.
·Ensure
that the horrendous crimes, racism and victimisation committed during the Holocaust are neither forgotten
nor repeated, whether in Europe or elsewhere in the world.
·Restate
the continuing need for vigilance in light of the troubling repetition of human tragedies in the world
today.
·Reflect
on recent atrocities that raise similar issues.
·Provide
a national focus for educating subsequent generations about the Holocaust and the continued relevance
of the lessons that are learnt from it.
·Provide
an opportunity to examine our nation's past and learn for the future.
·Promote
a democratic and tolerant society, free of the evils of prejudice, racism and other forms of bigotry.
·Support
the Government's commitment that all citizens - without distinction - should participate freely and
fully in the economic, social and public life of the nation.
·Highlight
the values of a tolerant and diverse society based upon the notions of universal dignity and equal rights
and responsibilities for all its citizens.
·Assert
a continuing commitment to oppose racism, anti-Semitism, victimisation and genocide.