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To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2025, the BBC will host a wide range of progamming across TV, Radio and Online.

“I’m only a drop in the ocean. But I’ve made up my mind that as long as God gives me the strength, physical and mental, to continue doing it, I have committed myself to keep on doing it. So that’s why I’m here at age 94, speaking to you.” Manfred Goldberg 

Hosted by HMDT and Novus, the leading prison education organisation, the event brought together distinguished guests, community representatives and educational partners, including Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester Paul Griffiths DL, Esq, The Lord Mayor of Greater Manchester, Councillor Carmine Grimshaw and Holocaust survivor Anne Super.

Yisrael Abelesz was just 14 years old when he was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most infamous of all Nazi camps. Whilst there he escaped selection for the gas chambers and survived typhoid and a death march.

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, footballing legends from five Premier League clubs have met Holocaust survivors to honour their resilience and shine a light on the enduring consequences of unchecked hate.