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This is Hull and East Riding --
A MOVING tribute to the six million Jewish people killed in the Holocaust has been created at a city college.
The installation was created by Hull artist Martin Waters in the Wilberforce Room at Wilberforce College.
Mr Waters is well-known for his poppy installations for Remembrance Sunday, which have featured at Holy Trinity Church in Hull and Beverley Minster among other places.
His creation featured 70 stones, which marked 70 of Europe's main concentration camps.
He said: "This is about making students think about it and to think outside the box. A lot of people can take in books and films and read about the holocaust, but, sometimes, some people like something more visual.
"There has been quite a lot of talk and conversations about how it could have happened in the first place – how can one human do that to another, and that it is still happening today."
As well as the rock installation, there were also displays for students to browse and a video of faces of people in the camps.
David Cooper, principal at the college, said: "It is absolutely essential that the students are aware of what happened. It is critical for future generations that we remember what happened. It is a very important act of remembrance and this installation is wonderful.
"It brings it home to people what this is about, it is about people who are no longer with us and it is very powerful and very moving."
The Holocaust refers to the murder of six million Jewish people during the Second World War by Adolph Hitler and his Nazi party.
It is thought the Nazis established about 15,000 concentration, labour and death camps across Europe.
Natalie Turnbull, 18, a student at the college, said: "I think it is really moving. It really puts it into perspective when you see things in a different way and it makes you think."
Hannah Hussy, 18, said: "It is important to do things like this. I did not know there were so many concentration camps and it just goes to show the scale of it, and the fact it is still happening today."
Billie Hollingworth helped to put a video display together of the faces of some of the people in the concentration camps to go into the exhibition.
She said: "It shows the different generations and people who were affected by the holocaust. This gives you a perspective of how many people were actually affected."
Memorial service
An hour-long memorial service took place at the Guildhall last night.
Dr Martin Kapel, of the Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association, talked about his personal experiences as a survivor of the Holocaust.
There was also a University of Hull guest speaker on modern-day genocides, as well as reflective poems, readings and music.
The Lord Mayor of Hull, Councillor Nadine Fudge, said: "The annual memorial service is a time for people to remember victims and survivors, as well as a chance to raise awareness of the crimes committed and ensure they are neither forgotten nor repeated." Reported by This is 5 hours ago.
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This is Hull and East Riding --A MOVING tribute to the six million Jewish people killed in the Holocaust has been created at a city college.
The installation was created by Hull artist Martin Waters in the Wilberforce Room at Wilberforce College.
Mr Waters is well-known for his poppy installations for Remembrance Sunday, which have featured at Holy Trinity Church in Hull and Beverley Minster among other places.
His creation featured 70 stones, which marked 70 of Europe's main concentration camps.
He said: "This is about making students think about it and to think outside the box. A lot of people can take in books and films and read about the holocaust, but, sometimes, some people like something more visual.
"There has been quite a lot of talk and conversations about how it could have happened in the first place – how can one human do that to another, and that it is still happening today."
As well as the rock installation, there were also displays for students to browse and a video of faces of people in the camps.
David Cooper, principal at the college, said: "It is absolutely essential that the students are aware of what happened. It is critical for future generations that we remember what happened. It is a very important act of remembrance and this installation is wonderful.
"It brings it home to people what this is about, it is about people who are no longer with us and it is very powerful and very moving."
The Holocaust refers to the murder of six million Jewish people during the Second World War by Adolph Hitler and his Nazi party.
It is thought the Nazis established about 15,000 concentration, labour and death camps across Europe.
Natalie Turnbull, 18, a student at the college, said: "I think it is really moving. It really puts it into perspective when you see things in a different way and it makes you think."
Hannah Hussy, 18, said: "It is important to do things like this. I did not know there were so many concentration camps and it just goes to show the scale of it, and the fact it is still happening today."
Billie Hollingworth helped to put a video display together of the faces of some of the people in the concentration camps to go into the exhibition.
She said: "It shows the different generations and people who were affected by the holocaust. This gives you a perspective of how many people were actually affected."
Memorial service
An hour-long memorial service took place at the Guildhall last night.
Dr Martin Kapel, of the Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association, talked about his personal experiences as a survivor of the Holocaust.
There was also a University of Hull guest speaker on modern-day genocides, as well as reflective poems, readings and music.
The Lord Mayor of Hull, Councillor Nadine Fudge, said: "The annual memorial service is a time for people to remember victims and survivors, as well as a chance to raise awareness of the crimes committed and ensure they are neither forgotten nor repeated." Reported by This is 5 hours ago.