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Southport's Holocaust Memorial Service 2009
THE Annual
Sefton Holocaust Memorial Service was held in Southport, Merseyside,
on Sunday, 25 January 2009. The commemoration date was set back in
2000 when the Government announced that 27 January should be set
aside to mark the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Since
the first service was held in Sefton on Sunday, 28 January 2001, an
Annual Service has taken place on the nearest Sunday to the 27
January in Southport. This year, this moving service was very well
attended, despite the weather warnings. Thankfully for those
attending, the sun shone through and the rain held off throughout
the service at the Southport War Memorial. Representing both
Southport Synagogues was Rabbi S Kay, with Mr H Goldring, the Vice
Chairman of AJEX (Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women) and
Christian churches, as well as the Mayor of Sefton Cllr. Paul Tweed
with the Chief Executive, Sefton MBC, Margaret Carney who took part
in the service. Also attending and participating were the Revd’s ST
Reid, and B Topp from Christ Church, Southport. Also present were
many members of the public, who ranged from Solders who had
liberated the camps, through to a survivor of the concentration camp
and many of the relatives of those killed. Representatives of the
Army Cadet Force, Air Cadets, The Royal British Legion and the Sea
Cadets were also in attendance. For the first time the organisers
decided to include the youth in the Memorial Service, so that they
can pass on the importance of remembering the events which happened
over World War 2, in the hopes that future generations will not
repeat it. This involvement of the youth was in the form of two
students from Embrace and KGV College who undertook the readings.
Another change to the service was the introduction of a choir,
Liverpool Voice, who sang Mayn Shvester Khaye at the end of the
service. This was a truly well organised service and one that was
exceptionally moving at times. In the Atkinson Art Gallery was an
exhibition about the Holocaust, helping to serve as yet another
reminder of what can happen because of unbridled hatred.
To see our photographic coverage
of the Memorial Service, please click
here.
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