Southampton marks Holocaust Memorial Day
At 6.00pm on Monday 27 January 2014, residents from the region will join millions from around the world to mourn the victims of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.The commemorations will be attended by the Mayor of Eastleigh, Councillor Malcolm Cross, and the Mayor of Southampton, Councillor Ivan White, who will open the event. Attendees will hear from Holocaust survivor, Henry Schachter, who survived the Holocaust in Belgium by going into hiding, before undertaking a journey to Britain in search of his surviving family members. Sixth form students from Itchen College will then