96-year-old Auschwitz survivor says we need to keep educating the youth
It is the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a survivor who lives in Birmingham says we need to keep educating young people on the atrocities of the Second World War.
Six million Jewish people were murdered by the Nazi regime.
Today (Jan 27th) Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer renewed his commitment to ensuring all schools across the country teach students about the genocide.
Why should people be reminded of what happened?
Mindu Hornick survived Auschwitz and is now living in Edgbaston. She said she is worried people will start to forget what happened:
"The people like me who are now ninety-six, are the credible witnesses to those atrocities, and unfortunately each year there are less and less of us.
"We need to keep educating people, to remember the 6 million people killed for no reason, other than being Jewish," she said.
"People always ask me how I survived"
She also told us about her experience at the concentration camp:
"Mothers and children went to the left, where we were escorted to the main gate. In all honesty the shock was such that I do not remember anyone asking my name.
"People always ask me how I survived," she said.
Here is Mindy's message this Holocaust Memorial Day:
"My message is always the same: tolerance, love and acceptance," she said.