Holocaust Memorial Day


Today, in the UK, on Radio 4, the announcer mentioned that today was Holocaust Memorial Day and that up to 50 survivors were meeting at Auschwitz in a ceremony attended by the King. She mentioned the murder of 1.1m prisoners at the camp.

Later in the program, they pause for "Thought for the day" which today was being read by the Chief Rabbi. In his address he mentioned the almost 1m Jews that had been killed in Auschwitz.

The difference between the two numbers? They were non-Jews.

This is to remember the 150,000 Soviets, Poles, Communists, homosexuals, etc., that were killed in Auschwitz but who are not included in the Chief Rabbi's remembrance.