Suella Braverman commemorates Yom HaShoah at Bushey United Synagogue
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The Home Secretary joined more than 250 people at Bushey Synagogue to mark Yom HaShoah.
Holocaust survivor Janine Webber BEM gave ger testimony before Suella Braverman spoke of the government’s commitment to fighting antisemitism and supporting the Holocaust memorial to be built in Westminster.
With the Mayor and Mayoress of Hertsmere also present, along with a number of councillors and other faith leaders, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Robert Voss CBE spoke of his family’s experiences in the Shoah.
Michael Bibring from the synagogue’s Yom HaShoah committee, said: “It was extraordinary to hear Janine Webber‘s story – there was not a sound in the room as she explained her horrific start to her amazing life.”
Rabbi Elchonon Feldman, senior Rabbi of Bushey said: “Our community is incredibly supportive of Holocaust education, and this evening’s event had literally everything. A packed synagogue listening to two testimonies, and some incredibly encouraging words from an HET Young Ambassador and one of our own members, who had recently visited the camps. We must never forget. “
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