CCJ’s work in Holocaust education is founded on the belief that Christians need to engage with the challenges of history, both for its own sake and for the sake of making the future the best that it can be. Visiting sites connected to the Holocaust is an essential part of this endeavour. So too is meeting survivors of the Holocaust. We feel very privileged that next month Eva Schloss MBE will speak to alumni of our Yad Vashem programme. Eva survived Auschwitz and her story is an inspiring testimony to the power of making a difference.
At a time when antisemitism has reached record levels in the UK and as around the world hatred is given a platform by the rise of populism and the consent of politicians, those who see, who listen, and who remember history also have a moral responsibility to tell and never to forget.
The author is the Programme Manager at UK Council of Christians and Jews