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THE recent visit and statements of the Chief Rabbi and Archbishop
of Canterbury at Auschwitz were immensely moving and necessary, especially
in this the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
More than 60 years since the end of the war and the Holocaust, it is crucial we continue to remember, reflect and learn its lessons. It is an irony that as the tragic events in continental Europe were unfolding, the Christian and Jewish communities were coming together in the UK. The Council of Christian and Jews was founded in 1942 in the darkest of days of the 20th century. We can take inspiration from the leadership shown by the then-Chief Rabbi and Archbishop, Hertz and William Temple, but also from the visit of their successors to Auschwitz, Jonathan Sacks and Rowan Williams. The Holocaust that ravaged European Jewry is a stain on the conscience of society and humanity. Therefore we must continue to keep alive the memory of the Shoah and invest in Holocaust education for people of all faiths and none. Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch,
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