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27th January
2005 marks Holocaust Memorial Day.
It
was on this date in 1945 that Allied troops liberated Auschwitz
and the full horror of the Final Solution was seen for the first
time.
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| Prisoner
98288: Leon Greenman |
This
week one concentration camp survivor has been visiting Gloucestershire
schools to talk about his experiences.
Prisoner
98288, Leon Greenman, told his story to pupils at Beaufort Community
School in Gloucester.
Leon
Greenman's two year old son, Barney and his wife, Elsa were both
murdered in the gas chambers.
As
a result of him speaking out about anti-Semitism, in 1994, Mr Greenman's
home in London was attacked.
He
explained why he's so passionate about educating the next generation
on the subject of the Holocaust and Auschwitz.
"There
are too many people who don't know about Auschwitz," he said.
"If
you don't want live in a miserable life then you must to read the
books about the concentration camps... I've had it and I don't want
you to have it."
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Leon
Greenman was the only Englishman in Auschwitz. He came to Gloucester
to talk about his experiences as a Jew during the Holocaust.
