Mindu Hornick says the issue makes Holocaust Memorial Day even more important to her.
"We go to a synagogue to pray, there is security. We have security all around to give you an idea how important it is to remind people what happened."Ms Hornick has visited hundreds of schools and colleges over the past two decades and says the talks remind her of her experiences.
"There are days I don't think about it but particularly this time of year when I have got a dozen schools, universities, churches to go to, it is all the time with me," she said.Image source,A group of child survivors behind a barbed wire fence at the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz She said she was glad a second generation of people were taking up the memories of the Holocaust and the commemorations.
"With what is going on in the world today with Ukraine, and for always, it should always be remembered," Ms Hornick said.The National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire, will host a service and candle-lighting in its Millennium Chapel from 11:00 GMTPupils in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, will plant a cherry tree at their schoolsOn Sunday in Birmingham from 14:00, the annual free civic commemoration will be held at the council house.
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