It was an immense privilege for South Island School to host the Hong Kong UN Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony, on behalf of The Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre. We welcomed many Consul Generals, government representatives, teachers and students from across Hong Kong to the event.
27th January is World Holocaust Memorial Day which honours the memory of the six million Jewish people and other groups murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and 1945.
We were honoured to listen to Ms Larisa Cain, a 93-year-old survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto. Larisa travelled from her home in Paris to share her story at the event. This was an invaluable and rare opportunity to listen first hand to someone who survived this traumatic period in history. By remembering the Holocaust, we are showing a commitment to counter antisemitism and all forms of racism and intolerance.
The SIS student musical performances were deeply moving. It was inspiring that so many students from schools across Hong Kong took part. The South Island Prefects who helped at the event are a credit to our school and we are grateful for their leadership.
