Holocaust Memorial Day 2009
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is the international day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust. It takes place on 27 January each year – the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1945 by Soviet troops. HMD was established in the UK in 2000 with the first commemoration taking place in January [...]
Hannah Szenes (1921-1944)
Yesterday was my birthday. We lit a candle – not for me, but to remember Hannah Szenes (Senesh) who was born in Budapest on 17 July, 1921 to an assimilated Jewish family of writers, musicians and poets. She too became a poet, writing in Hungarian at first and later in Hebrew. Hannah also became a Zionist, and [...]
