PEOPLE across Taunton are today taking part in events to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
Today, (January 27), is exactly 70 years since Auschwitz was liberated.
A service is taking place at the Church of St John the Evangelist in Park Street at 12.30pm today, and people of all faiths or none are welcome to attend.
The service is just one of mroe than 2,400 events being held actoss the country to mark the liberation of the Nazi's most notorious killing site.
The theme of this year's Memorial Day is 'Keep the Memory Alive'.
The programme will include music as well as readings and a keynote address by journalist Marvin Rees, who has years of experience dealing with national and international equality issues.
He will talk about why remembering is so important and the significance of the Nazi persecution for us today, as well as what Somerset can do to ensure that the community is free of discrimination.
The service will finish with the lighting of candles by community representatives of groups who were victims of the Nazis.
Olivia Marks-Woldman, chief executive of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, said: “It’s vital that we all remember and reflect on the horrors of the past and honour those who survived.”
The service takes place at 12.30pm and 1.30pm, and is free to attend.
For more details of how you can get involved on Holocaust Memorial Day, click here.
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