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¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ marks Holocaust Memorial Day

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ once again marked the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by staging a memorial event as part of Holocaust Memorial Day.

Dr Emmanuel Ngwa (front left) and Michael Mawle (front right) with students at the memorial event.

Organised by the Parkes Institute at the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ, the event was hosted at the Spark Building at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ Solent University.

In attendance were the mayors from both ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ and Romsey, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ alumnus, former member of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Dr Emmanuel Ngwa, and Michael Mawle of the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ branch of the United Nations Association.

The programme included a keynote speech by Dr Ngwa who spoke about the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Guests at the event on January 25 also considered presentations from students from Itchen College who had met Walter Kammerling, a survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.

Hearing the powerful account of a Holocaust survivor also had a profound effect on ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ graduate Marcus Clack.

When Marcus (MA History, 2017) began his dissertation, little did he know it would not only secure him a distinction, but also result in forming a close bond with survivor Zigi Shipper.

Read about Marcus’ story here.

 
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