A SURVIVOR from the Holocaust appeared as a guest speaker during a remembrance ceremony at a Cranbourne secondary college.
Alkira Secondary College in Cranbourne North held a Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony on Monday 8 September to honour those who lived through this and others who were lost.
Teacher Nicole Scott said this was the second ceremony of this type that the school had held run by the year 11 VCAL students.
Special guests who spoke included Labor Narre Warren South MP Judith Graley, survivor Paul Grinwald, Dr Norm Tendler and teachers Kristine Wolfe and Nicole Scott.
Ms Graley said this was a fitting ceremony to honour those lost in the tragedy.
“Once again the outstanding Alkira school community has come together to respectfully honour those who were taken from us during the Holocaust.
“I was particularly impressed by the students who spoke and their resolve to ensure we never allow this to happen again.
“Well done to everyone involved, it is through efforts such as your own that we will keep alive the memory of those we have lost.”
As part of the ceremony, student’s lit candles and the names of the victims of the Holocaust were remembered and read out by the students.
Jordan, a student from Alkira, said the idea behind the ceremony was to ensure the victims and those involved were never forgotten.
