Taoiseach Micheál Martin addressed a virtual commemoration in the Mansion House in Dublin this evening to mark National Holocaust Memorial Day.
Tomi Reichental and Suzi Diamond, the two remaining Holocaust survivors in Ireland, also addressed the event which was organised by Holocaust Education Trust Ireland.
Holocaust Education Trust Ireland works with teachers, students and the wider community to educate about the Holocaust and its place in today's society.
Mr Martin said: “Education is an important tool in deepening our understanding of the Holocaust...Ireland is committed to fighting antisemitism and racism.
“Today's ceremony will be addressed by two Holocaust survivors, Tomi Reichental and Susie Diamond, last year's ceremony marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and as we move further away from the horrors of the Holocaust, the value of being able to share the personal experience of Tomi and Susie is incalcuable.”
Education is an important tool in deepening our understanding of the Holocaust...Ireland is committed to fighting antisemitism and racism
Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD's address to the @HET_Ireland #HolocaustMemorialDay commemoration. pic.twitter.com/CF4bb4fpeu— MerrionStreet.ie (@merrionstreet) January 24, 2021
