A poignant Holocaust Memorial Day service has been held in Hertsmere, with the borough's mayor "deeply honoured" to lead the ceremony.
The candlelit parade travelled from Manor Road Car Park in Potters Bar to the Wyllyotts Theatre, where a ceremony took place which included a first-hand personal account from Hertsmere resident, Judith Hayman.
The Mayor of Hertsmere, Cllr Chris Myers, led the service, saying: "I was deeply honoured to lead such an important event for our borough.
"The theme this year was 'Fragility of Freedom' to acknowledge that freedom is fragile and it cannot be taken for granted.
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"Not only do perpetrator regimes erode the freedom of the people they are targeting, they also restrict the freedoms of others around them, to prevent people from challenging the regime."
Holocaust Memorial Day is held on January 27, and marks the anniversary of the day when the Soviet Army liberated the largest Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, back in 1945.
The Hertsmere event was held to remember the millions of people who have been murdered or had their lives changed beyond recognition during the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur and Rwanda - with this year marking 30 years since the genocide of the Tutsi.
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