King Charles 'can't bear' dwindling number of Holocaust survivors
King Charles hosted the event at Buckingham Palace to hear about various initiatives designed to ensure that the experiences of Holocaust survivors are not forgotten
The King has spoken of his sadness at the dwindling numbers of Holocaust survivors as he prepares to travel to Auschwitz to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation.
Charles revealed he felt compelled to travel to the former Nazi death camp to mark the âimportantâ anniversary on January 27. The monarch will join heads of state, presidents and prime ministers from around the globe for a poignant remembrance ceremony at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial in Poland on January 27.
The King, patron of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, today hosted an event at Buckingham Palace to hear about various initiatives designed to ensure that the experiences of Holocaust survivors are not forgotten. He was joined by Manfred Goldberg, 94, who survived a succession of labour camps, including Stutthof in occupied Poland, and a death march, praising his âmarvellousâ work in helping to educate future generations about the atrocities.
The King chatted to Mr Goldberg about his plans to attend the anniversary ceremony, saying: âI feel I must for the 80th anniversary. Itâs so important.â Speaking of the small number of Holocaust survivors still alive to share their experiences, he added: âI canât bear the dwindling number left behind.â
Charles spoke to Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg and his wife Shary Goldberg (Image:
Getty Images)Mr Goldberg, who did not speak publicly about the horrors he experienced until he was in his 70s, has previously met the King and the Prince and Princess of Wales on several occasions, working alongside them to ensure the horrors of the holocaust are not forgotten. In 2017, he returned to Stutthof, where he met William and Kate during a deeply emotional visit described by the royals as "shattering".
He was also one of seven elderly survivors to sit for portraits, unveiled in January 2022, commissioned by the King in the hope that their stories act as a âguiding light for our societyâ. Mr Goldberg praised the King for his own efforts to highlight the horrors that unfolded during the Holocaust.
âI find it almost difficult to put into words, and I'm not often lost for words,â he said after their latest meeting. âBut I think it is an astounding affirmation by His Majesty that he fully understands the colossal injustice and atrocity that was perpetrated against the Jewish people during the Holocaust.
âHe seems to have made it an active component of his life to do what he can to ensure that people become aware. Like me, he is trying to spread knowledge. Once people understand what the Holocaust represents, every single one contributes to preventing it ever happening again.â
The King is a patron of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (Image:
PA)The Kingâs visit to Poland, where he will also meet Polish President Andrzej Duda, will signal the first ever visit by a British monarch to the concentration camp, as exclusively revealed by The Mirror last month. Queen Camilla attended the 75th anniversary commemorations when she was Duchess of Cornwall in 2020.
The late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the World War II concentration camp, Bergen-Belsen, in northern Germany, in 2015. More than a million people, mostly Jews but also Poles, Soviet prisoners of war and other nationalities, were murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz-Birkenau during the Second World War as part of the Holocaust in which six million Jewish men, women and children were killed.
The King hosted the event to mark the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation (Image:
PA)Mr Goldberg added he was âfull of admirationâ for the way the King had decided ânot to keep silentâ and to show the world where his sympathies lay, adding: âSilence never helps the oppressed. It always helps the oppressor.â The father of four is one of four Holocaust survivors whose stories form part of a new educational programme that uses AI and virtual reality technology to allow children to chat with them face-to-face, as if in real time.
Each survivor answered more than 1,000 questions over five days of filming, allowing the programme to provide the answers to around 15,000 questions via a data bank. The King watched a demonstration of the programme, called Testimony 360: People and Places of the Holocaust, created by the Holocaust Educational Trust and aimed at 13 to 18-year-olds.
King Charles III inspects some of the 80 Candles for 80 Years on display (Image:
PA)At the Buckingham Palace event the King asked a digitised Mr Goldberg, âWhat is the message that you really want to leave people with?â, to which he replied that he would like people to realise that "indifference is a very dangerous response to the injusticeâ.
Among the other projects on display at the palace was a display of candleholders created as part of the â80 Candles for 80 Yearsâ initiative - each holder highlighting the life of an individual or community persecuted by the Nazis.
The King was shown a display inspired by Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who played the cello in the womenâs orchestra at Auschwitz. Chatting to students from Cheney School in Oxford, who took part in the project in collaboration with the Museum of Oxford, the King said Ms Lasker-Wallfisch was a âremarkableâ woman. âIt was her musical accomplishments which kept her going,â he said. The only reason she survived.â
The King lit a candle in memory of those killed in the Holocaust and more recent genocides, saying: âI hope that this will last a long time, keep the memory.â
The monarch was also introduced to Natasha Kaplinsky, the broadcaster, who discovered after taking part in the series Who Do You Think You Are? That she had relatives persecuted by the Nazis and now champions the work of Holocaust survivors in sharing their stories.
He also spoke to students involved in the 'Echo Eternal' project (Image:
PA)The event ended with a performance from Echo Eternal, a commemorative arts and community engagement project led by the CORE Education Trust in partnership with the National Youth Music Theatre, which invites schools and youth organisations to create artistic responses to the testimonies of British Holocaust survivors.
The words of survivors were interspersed with music from a violinist and a childrenâs choir. Ms Pollock said afterwards: âToday, His Majesty the King demonstrated yet again his unwavering commitment to ensuring that the horrors of the Holocaust are remembered.
âAs we approach Holocaust Memorial Day and mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, todayâs engagement sends a powerful message about the important place the Holocaust has in our national consciousness.
âWe were delighted that the King was able to see our new Testimony 360 programme and witness first-hand its impact on young people. As Holocaust survivors become fewer and frailer this groundbreaking initiative will help pave the way to ensure that the next generation understand the truth of the past, and we were proud to be able to demonstrate it to His Majesty.
âAs antisemitism continues to surge across the globe, todayâs event reminds us of the urgency of educating where antisemitism and hatred can lead. We are profoundly grateful for His Majestyâs support and dedication to this critical work."
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