The Lord Mayor of Bradford has issued a civic invitation to residents of the district to attend a special ceremony to remember the Holocaust and other genocides.

Bradford’s Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony will be held at Saltaire’s Victoria Hall on Friday, January 27, at 11am.

Councillor Naveeda Ikram will bear witness at the event along with the leader of Bradford Council Councillor Ian Greenwood. Representatives of Bradford’s Jewish community, Central and Eastern European communities, gypsies, disabled people, faith groups, trade unions, modern day genocides, gay, lesbian and bisexual groups will pledge to never forget the Holocaust nor forget its lessons.