LUDLOW MP Philip Dunne has signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment.

In doing so, he pledged his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honoured those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people.

The end of January marked the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, the site of the largest mass murder in history.

After first being elected MP for the Ludlow constituency, Philip Dunne visited Auschwitz-Birkenhau.

In the lead-up to and on Holocaust Memorial Day, thousands of commemorative events are being arranged by schools, faith groups and community organisations across the country, remembering all the victims of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.

The theme for this year’s commemorations is ‘How can life go on?’

“Holocaust Memorial Day is an important opportunity for people from south Shropshire and across the country to reflect on the tragic events of the Holocaust,” said Philip Dunne.

“As the Holocaust moves from living history, to just history, it becomes ever more important that we take the time to remember the victims and also pay tribute to the survivors. This is particularly the case given a worrying rise in reports of anti-Semitism across Britain.”