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Pope Francis: 'The horror of the Holocaust must never be repeated'


Entrance to Auszwitz

Entrance to Auszwitz

Pope Francis has written a letter to his friend Rabbi Abraham Skorka of Buenos Aires on the occasion of Holocaust Memorial Day which takes place today, 27 January. The letter will be read out this evening evening at a concert in Rome entitled 'Violins of Hope'.

In the hand written letter to Rabbi Abraham Skorka, the Pope the describes the Holocaust as "a horror and a disgrace to humanity that must never be repeated."

The Pope writes that the audience will be hearing pieces including works by Barber, Vivaldi and Beethoven, but he stresses that behind the sound of music, the hearts of each of those present will be able to make out the silent sound of tears.

To add to the poignancy of the evening, twelve violins that survived the Holocaust will be played together for the first time at the concert. The instruments were discovered and restored by Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein.

Source: Vatican Radio

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