The Holocaust has always been for me a historical period I studied in school. I remember one of the major reasons we were told we were learning about it is that, “The only way to make sure it does not happen again is to make sure we never forget when and it did happen.”

Today we remember the lives that were lost, the atrocities that were committed and those who survived that for the rest of their lives had to carry with them the memory of how they suffered.

This is indeed a day that deserves either some silent reflection, prayer, or both.