00:00The city has marked Holocaust Memorial Day with a service of remembrance at Liverpool Town Hall.
00:06The event commemorated the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
00:11and honoured victims of the Holocaust and later genocides, including Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda and Defer.
00:19The Lord Mayor, Councillor Barbara Murray, led the service with prayers from Rabbi Natan Fagelman
00:25and contributions from leaders of other faiths.
00:28This year's theme, Bridging Generations, encourages learning from history and passing lessons forward.
00:35Students from local schools shared their reflections.
00:39President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Phil Rosenberg, was the service's guest speaker.
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