Every year on 27 January the UK marks the horrific organised slaughter perpetrated in Europe in the 1930s and 40s and in many other parts of the world since then. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in Oswiecim, Poland. At a time when […]
January 27, 2025Every year on 27 January the UK marks the horrific organised slaughter perpetrated in Europe in the 1930s and 40s and in many other parts of the world since then.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in Oswiecim, Poland.
At a time when dehumanising hatred and violence directed against those labelled as ‘other’ seem more intense and devastating than ever Scottish PEN remembers the past and adds its voice to the calls for peace in the present, in Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, Sudan and in all areas where desperation, fear and the hunger for power are promoting hatred and the appalling destruction of innocent lives.
As part of the remembrance that we undertake on Holocaust Memorial Day, Scottish PEN acknowledges the importance of writing on the horrors the day marks. We commend, not least:
Somewhere Else by Jenni Daiches
Never Tell Anyone You’re Jewish by Maria Chamberlain
Jane Haining: A Life of Love and Courage by Mary Miller.