Monday 27th January 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. 2025 also marks the 30th anniversary of the Bosnian genocide. The Bournemouth and Poole Holocaust Memorial Day Committee will be marking both these anniversaries on Sunday 26th January.
After an act of commemoration, we will be hearing from a Muslim survivor of the Bosnian genocide who now lives in Bournemouth.
Our main speaker will be the daughter of Holocaust survivor, Yehuda Bacon. He was born in Czechoslovakia and in 1942 his family were deported to Terezin. In 1943 he was deported to Auschwitz. He was eventually liberated from Gunskirchen. As soon as he was released, he drew small sketches of the gas chambers and crematoria which were used as testimony in Eichmann’s trial in 1961.
Tickets for this event are free but must be reserved in advance. There will be a retiring collection.