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International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance reception: First Minister speech

First Minister John Swinney's speech at the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance reception (IHRA) at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum on Wednesday 26 June, 2024.

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26 Jun 2024

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance reception: First Minister speech

Primo Levi, the Jewish-Italian chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor, who passed away in 1987, wrote these words: “The Holocaust is a page from the book of humanity from which we should never remove the bookmark of memory”. Why should we never remove this bookmark?

First Minister John Swinney’s speech at the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance reception (IHRA) at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum on Wednesday 26 June.