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Holocaust Memorial Day 2024

On Monday, NCW students Emma, Zander and Roman took part in the Worcestershire Interfaith Forum’s Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration at the Guildhall.
 
All three read a poem by Daniel Kenneth called ‘What is freedom?’. The readings and music from all the secondary schools in Worcester were moving and thought-provoking.  Michael Bibring, the son of a Holocaust survivor, described the experiences of his father and his family in a way that brought out the horrors of Nazi rule and also recognised the way that his father made the most of his life and opportunities.

Afterwards the students were thanked for their reading by the Bishop of Worcester, as well as also meeting Michael Bibring and Louis Stephen, the Mayor of Worcester

 
image of students, Michael Bibring and Louis Stephen, the Mayor of Worcester

What is Freedom? A poem by Daniel Kenneth

Freedom, that glorious principle
Men live for it, as they die for it
Freedom means many things, each unique to the thinker
Freedom to speak, to write, to faith

What is freedom to me?
Freedom is standing at the mouth of an abyss
Staring into hell, choosing my path
Freedom is the wind at my back, the rain on my skin
A storm, reigning over the world

Freedom is the choice
Freedom is all of the choices
To choose, it is mans greatest gift
That which separates us from the wild

Freedom is thinking before you speak
And speaking before you think
It is a contradiction, a confusion
The right to not make sense

What is freedom?
Freedom is me
Freedom is you
Freedom is us.
And us, my friends, us is a wonderful thing

The 27th of January is Holocaust Memorial Day. Each year, the Holocaust Educational Trust holds a live webcast where there is a different theme. Last week, Dr Normanton Erry arranged for a live streaming of the webcast during certain lessons. If you would like to watch a recording, please click here
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