City remembers Holocaust at moving service

Atrocities from around the world were remembered at a ceremony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
Peterborough Holocaust Memorial Day Service  at St John's Church. The wreath laying ceremony at St John's square EMN-160127-141218009Peterborough Holocaust Memorial Day Service  at St John's Church. The wreath laying ceremony at St John's square EMN-160127-141218009
Peterborough Holocaust Memorial Day Service at St John's Church. The wreath laying ceremony at St John's square EMN-160127-141218009

The ceremony took place in St John’s Square in the city centre, with civic and religious leaders joining shoppers and workers to pay their respects yesterday (Wednesday).

A service was then held in St John’s Church.

Holocaust Memorial Day is held on the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by the Soviet Union in 1945.

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The service in Peterborough saw pupils from St John Fisher Catholic High School will stage a performance in the square.

Reverend Canon Ian Black lead the service,which included contributions from the pupils and other communities from across Peterborough, before Mayor of Peterborough cllr John Peach laid a wreath at the Holocaust memorial.

Cllr Peach said: “It’s important that we reflect on the atrocities of the past and share their stories with future generations. It’s the best defence against history repeating itself.”

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