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| Holocaust memorial centre announced as UK marks Auschwitz anniversary | Holocaust memorial centre announced as UK marks Auschwitz anniversary |
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| A new Holocaust memorial and education centre in the UK is to receive £50m from the government, Chancellor George Osborne has announced. | A new Holocaust memorial and education centre in the UK is to receive £50m from the government, Chancellor George Osborne has announced. |
| The announcement comes as commemorative events are held in Britain on Holocaust Memorial Day. | The announcement comes as commemorative events are held in Britain on Holocaust Memorial Day. |
| It marks 70 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. | It marks 70 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. |
| Politicians and religious leaders have joined some of the remaining survivors living in the UK for a service in Westminster. | |
| Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by the Red Army of the Soviet Union on 27 January 1945. It opened as a museum in 1947. | Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by the Red Army of the Soviet Union on 27 January 1945. It opened as a museum in 1947. |
| The Queen said the anniversary year was a time to "remember all those affected: those who died, those who have rebuilt their lives in Britain, and the rescuers and liberators who took great risks to assist and save their fellow human beings". | The Queen said the anniversary year was a time to "remember all those affected: those who died, those who have rebuilt their lives in Britain, and the rescuers and liberators who took great risks to assist and save their fellow human beings". |
| Other events in the UK include: | Other events in the UK include: |
| Pupils at Kyle Academy in Ayr heard from Holocaust survivor Ela Weissberger. | Pupils at Kyle Academy in Ayr heard from Holocaust survivor Ela Weissberger. |
| 'Energy and commitment' | 'Energy and commitment' |
| In a message to be printed in the official programme of commemorative events, the Queen said: "Many refugees and survivors of the camps and ghettoes found a home in the United Kingdom and have given us their energy and commitment. | In a message to be printed in the official programme of commemorative events, the Queen said: "Many refugees and survivors of the camps and ghettoes found a home in the United Kingdom and have given us their energy and commitment. |
| "This year's theme asks us all to do what we can to keep alive the memories of those who suffered during the Holocaust." | "This year's theme asks us all to do what we can to keep alive the memories of those who suffered during the Holocaust." |
| Mr Osborne said the memorial and education centre was recommended by the cross-party Holocaust Commission, set up to consider how awareness and remembrance of the genocide can be maintained. | Mr Osborne said the memorial and education centre was recommended by the cross-party Holocaust Commission, set up to consider how awareness and remembrance of the genocide can be maintained. |
| After announcing the funding in the Commons, the chancellor told MPs: "We will go on funding the work of the Holocaust Educational Trust, which takes MPs and many, many school children to Auschwitz to see for themselves the horror that happened there." | After announcing the funding in the Commons, the chancellor told MPs: "We will go on funding the work of the Holocaust Educational Trust, which takes MPs and many, many school children to Auschwitz to see for themselves the horror that happened there." |
| "I think across the House we can come together to commemorate this day but also to make sure it is never forgotten what happened in the Holocaust and we never repeat its mistakes." | "I think across the House we can come together to commemorate this day but also to make sure it is never forgotten what happened in the Holocaust and we never repeat its mistakes." |
| Shadow chancellor Ed Balls, who sat on the commission, told MPs: "It's good we have cross-party agreement to fully fund the Holocaust Commission's report." | Shadow chancellor Ed Balls, who sat on the commission, told MPs: "It's good we have cross-party agreement to fully fund the Holocaust Commission's report." |
| 'Extraordinary' survivors | 'Extraordinary' survivors |
| On LBC radio, Prime Minister David Cameron described survivors of the Holocaust living in Britain as "extraordinary sons and daughters of this country, travelling round schools, talking in schools about what happened, but they can't go on doing that forever." | On LBC radio, Prime Minister David Cameron described survivors of the Holocaust living in Britain as "extraordinary sons and daughters of this country, travelling round schools, talking in schools about what happened, but they can't go on doing that forever." |
| Labour leader Ed Miliband told BBC Radio 5 Live: "It's an emotional day for people who have memories and families involved in this. It's 70 years since my grandfather died in one of the camps. | Labour leader Ed Miliband told BBC Radio 5 Live: "It's an emotional day for people who have memories and families involved in this. It's 70 years since my grandfather died in one of the camps. |
| "When there's prejudice around the world and we see a rise in anti-semitism, it's incredibly important that we keep that memory alive." | "When there's prejudice around the world and we see a rise in anti-semitism, it's incredibly important that we keep that memory alive." |
| At the service in Central Hall, Westminster, there will be speeches, readings and musical performances from contributors including cellist Simon Wallfisch - grandson of 89-year-old Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, a surviving member of the women's orchestra in Auschwitz. | At the service in Central Hall, Westminster, there will be speeches, readings and musical performances from contributors including cellist Simon Wallfisch - grandson of 89-year-old Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, a surviving member of the women's orchestra in Auschwitz. |
| Six candles designed by sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor will be lit by five Holocaust survivors and a survivor from the Bosnian war. | Six candles designed by sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor will be lit by five Holocaust survivors and a survivor from the Bosnian war. |
| Auschwitz-Birkenau - a network of several forced labour and extermination camps - is the best known of all Nazi camps. Over 1.1 million people were murdered at the site - more than 90% of the victims were Jewish. | Auschwitz-Birkenau - a network of several forced labour and extermination camps - is the best known of all Nazi camps. Over 1.1 million people were murdered at the site - more than 90% of the victims were Jewish. |