{"id":23919,"date":"2018-01-30T11:43:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T11:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=23919"},"modified":"2018-01-30T11:43:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T11:43:17","slug":"wales-holocaust-memorial-day-remembers-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/01\/30\/wales-holocaust-memorial-day-remembers-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales&#039; Holocaust Memorial Day remembers victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WELSH leaders and representatives came together to honour and remember Holocaust victims at the annual Memorial Day service at Cardiff City Hall on January 29.<br \/>\nFirst Minister Carwyn Jones and Cardiff council leader Huw Thomas attended the public service alongside almost 500 people.<br \/>\nAmong the speakers were Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines, Dr Mukesh Kapila CBE and Holocaust Educational Trust ambassadors from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23949\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23949\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1-770x434.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1.png 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23949\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1-770x434.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605173_1762000233852146_1821827877_o-1.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Attendees writing their thoughts on the Wall of Hope, at Cardiff City Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAfter the service, Lady Grenfell-Baines said: \u201cThis is something that should be happening all the time, not just one day of the year. The memories of terrible things that happened help us realise the importance of what is still happening.\u201d<br \/>\nLady Grenfell-Baines MBE described how she escaped Prague and was saved from the Holocaust as a child with her younger sister Eva.<br \/>\nShe was reunited with their family after boarding a train helped by Nicolas Winton, who went on to save 669 children in all.<br \/>\nSpeaking alongside her were Eluned Anderson and Daniel Rees, 18, pupils at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr.<br \/>\nThey spoke about their \u201cLessons from Auschwitz\u201d project and their experience visiting the site of the concentration camp with the school in February 2017.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23982\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23982 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/ghg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/ghg.png 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/ghg-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/ghg-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/ghg-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23982 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/ghg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/ghg.png 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/ghg-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/ghg-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/ghg-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> From left to right: Eluned Anderson, Maciej Hoffman, Aled Edwards, Daniel Rees<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMs Anderson, of Gwaelod Y Garth, Pentyrch, said: \u201cIt was incredible and just so moving seeing the actuality of it all and the living proof that this happened. It is so important that we have that proof and still recognise it.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cFor me, being around all of these people and the survivors themselves shows us how important the memory of the Holocaust is to so many individuals and our leaders,\u201d she added.<br \/>\nMr Rees, of Northumberland Street, Canton, said: \u201cIt was amazing that we met a Holocaust survivor. The project gives us a lot of opportunities to spread the message.\u201d<br \/>\nAfter the service artists Macie J Hoffman and Nicola Tucker showcased their joint exhibition \u201cBlue Line\u201d, which was previously shown at Barry Town Hall in 2012.<br \/>\nMr Hoffman and Ms Tucker have collaborated for many years and also travelled round Europe, going to synagogues and attending workshops together.<br \/>\nMs Tucker said her \u201cShteti\u201d installation piece, which translates as \u201cState\u201d from Albanian, is made of pre-Victorian Russian oak, and recalls the expulsion of Jews from Russia in 1880.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23940\" style=\"width: 577px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23940\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535726_1762000417185461_1176228512_o-577x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535726_1762000417185461_1176228512_o-577x1024.png 577w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535726_1762000417185461_1176228512_o-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535726_1762000417185461_1176228512_o-500x888.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535726_1762000417185461_1176228512_o-293x520.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535726_1762000417185461_1176228512_o.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23940\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535726_1762000417185461_1176228512_o-577x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535726_1762000417185461_1176228512_o-577x1024.png 577w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535726_1762000417185461_1176228512_o-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535726_1762000417185461_1176228512_o-500x888.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535726_1762000417185461_1176228512_o-293x520.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535726_1762000417185461_1176228512_o.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/noscript> &#8220;Shteti&#8221; installation, by Nicola Tucker<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMs Tucker said: \u201cI\u2019m considering what remains after trauma. This relic embodies the human body and what is left behind. It is precarious.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNot only must we not forget the Holocaust, but the subsequent genocides which happen today. I wanted to consider all the people who never got the chance to love, to grow, to achieve,\u201d she added.<br \/>\nMs Tucker also recalls how she felt the Holocaust spoke to her situation as a child with a disability.<br \/>\nMs Tucker said: \u201cAs a child the age of two, I went under a lorry and lost a leg. When I became aware of the disabled genocide project that Hitler did, I realised that it would\u2019ve been me in their place. It was anyone that was deemed to be different.\u201d<br \/>\nMs Tucker is involved with the Tell MAMA service which records and reports anti-Muslim hate crime and speech. She says it is imperative for people to \u201cspeak up and speak out.\u201d<br \/>\nMr Hoffman, born in Wroclaw, Poland, has worked in London for the past five years.<br \/>\nHis wife Sylvia Hoffman said: \u201cA lot of his work is about problems in general. It is concerned with the human condition and the human being dealing with strong events in their life.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23935\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23935\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o-770x434.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o.png 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23935\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o-770x434.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27535978_1762000283852141_787827257_o.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Art by Maciej Hoffman<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe Walls of Hope, designed in partnership by the Welsh Government and Cardiff Council, allowed attendees to write their thoughts from the day.<br \/>\nEmma Wolski, a member of the Welsh Government\u2019s cabinet communication team said: \u201cWe wanted to invite people to leave their words. After this event, it is going to displayed in the Merthyr Tydfil Libraries.\u201d<br \/>\nAmong the people writing on the walls were representatives from the interfaith council of Wales, Jewish councils and synagogues, including chairman of the Cardiff Reformed Synagogue, Mark Stone.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23936\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23936 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23936 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27651238_1762000123852157_1063616582_o-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Mr Mark Stone, Chairman of of the Cardiff Reformed Synagogue<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMr Stone 66, of Adar Y Mor, Barry, said: \u201cIt is a wonderful thing, I think everyone should come along to this.\u201d<br \/>\nMaureen Powell, Chairman of Monmouthshire county council, echoed this sentiment and how powerful she felt the speakers were.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23937\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23937\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605951_1762000180518818_574452078_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23937\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/27605951_1762000180518818_574452078_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" \/><\/noscript> Maureen Powell, Chairman of Monmouthshire county council<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMs Powell, 80, of De Cantalope Close, Abergavenny, said: \u201cIt was very moving and very sincere. It brought it home to many people, what really went on. It is so easy to forget these atrocities. It still goes on in different parts of the world. What is so terrible is that we did not fully know what went on until after the war.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI was two years old when the war broke out, it left a great impression on me. I still have dreams about it,\u201d she added.<br \/>\nMore information about the speakers, artists and Holocaust Memorial Day Trust can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmd.org.uk\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WELSH leaders and representatives came together to honour and remember Holocaust victims at the annual Memorial Day service at Cardiff City Hall on January 29. First Minister Carwyn Jones and Cardiff council leader Huw Thomas attended the public service alongside almost 500 people. Among the speakers were Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines, Dr Mukesh Kapila CBE and Holocaust Educational Trust ambassadors from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr. After the service, Lady Grenfell-Baines said: \u201cThis is something that should be happening all the time, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":23982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,40,3,439],"tags":[1688,1291,5400,52,1690,5401,5402,126],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-23919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-going-out","category-news","category-diary","tag-auschwitz","tag-cardiff-2","tag-cardiff-city-hall","tag-cardiff-council","tag-holocaust","tag-holocaust-educational-trust","tag-holocaust-memorial-service","tag-welsh-government"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wales&#039; Holocaust Memorial Day remembers victims - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/01\/30\/wales-holocaust-memorial-day-remembers-victims\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wales&#039; Holocaust Memorial Day remembers victims - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WELSH leaders and representatives came together to honour and remember Holocaust victims at the annual Memorial Day service at Cardiff City Hall on January 29. 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