Holocaust Memorial Day Service Online
Holocaust Memorial Day will be recognised by Southend City Council on Sunday 28th January with a Service of Commemoration in the Council Chamber of the Civic Centre.
The service will include music, poetry and readings, including a presentation from students at Southend High School for Girls and an address by holocaust survivor Mr Ivan Shaw BEM, accompanied by his son Philip Shaw. Ivan Shaw was born in 1939 in the former Yugoslavia, now Serbia. His parents were deported to Auschwitz when he was 5 years old and did not return. He was hidden for about 9 months and came to England in 1947. He only began speaking about his experiences a few years ago, as the memories were “too painful”, but he was persuaded to tell his story.
The service is now available to watch online.