Holocaust Memorial Day will be marked in Manchester by a film
event (25 Jan) involving a Holocaust survivor, students from
secondary schools across the city, community representatives and
city leaders The event at the Cornerhouse, Manchester's
international centre for contemporary visual arts and film, has
been organised by Manchester City Council in association with
the UK Jewish Film Festival. The Lord Mayor of Manchester,
Councillor Glynn Evans, who will open the event, said:
"Holocaust Memorial Day is an opportunity for everyone to
commemorate the remarkable resilience of the human spirit in the
face of immense adversity and to share the message of peace,
respect and tolerance for other members of the community." Two
short films portraying the horror of the Holocaust are to be
shown to the students to ensure the lessons learnt are still
relevant to today's young people. The films will be introduced
by Michael Etherton, producer of the UK Jewish Film Festival.
Silence is an imaginative animated film that c