B.C. premier observes International Holocaust Day

B.C. Premier David Eby is calling for people across the province to join in with those all over the world to mark International Holocaust Day.

Eby says it is a time to remember the six million Jewish lives lost during the Holocaust, as well as the millions of others targeted due to their ethnicity, sexual identity, disability, or opposition to the Nazis.

This year’s remembrance day comes in the shadow of the deadliest act of violence against Jewish people since the Holocaust, Eby says.

“Almost four months ago, the world watched in horror as Hamas terrorists entered Israeli towns, kidnapping hundreds of hostages at gunpoint and slaughtering more than 1,000 innocent people,” he said.

Eby says as time marches on, we lose more and more Holocaust survivors, but we must never lose their stories.

“That’s why our government has committed to working with the Jewish community to make Holocaust education mandatory for all high school students in British Columbia,” he said.
“Together, let’s recommit to ‘Never Again’ by making sure we never forget.”