Record turnout for Holocaust remembrance

More than 400 people paid tribute to the lives lost during the Holocaust in a special ceremony held at Pinner Synagogue.
Yom Hashoah, a day set aside by Jews to remember their persecution during the Second World War, has been commemorated at the synagogue in Cecil Park, Pinner, for the past 19 years.
And this year's event is believed to have attracted the biggest attendance ever.
Brian Eisenberg, a member of the synagogue, helped organise the event and was delighted with the turnout, particularly from younger members of the community.
He said: "Everyone felt the evening went brilliantly and we think it was the biggest turnout ever. To get so many people interested in this is very rewarding because it is something we need to keep in the minds of all generations.
"Obviously we are always worried that it's going to start fading in memory as generations get older so it is crucial to keep it in the minds of the younger people."
This year's focus was on the 70th anniversary of the Kindertransport - trains which were used to transport more than 10,000 Jewish children from Nazi Germany to Britain prior to the War.
As part of the evening two former Kinder, Susi Bechhofer and Herman Hirschberger spoke about their own experiences during the Holocaust, and Ambassador of the Slovak Republic, His Excellency Juraj Zervan, addressed those who turned up on the night.
Amongst the 400 people at the evening on May 1, were students from schools across the area who read out poems and lit candles in memory of those who died during the War.
Six candles were lit - one for every million Jews persecuted.
Pupils from Heathfield School, based in Beaulieu Drive, Pinner, came along to hear first hand accounts of those who survived the Holocaust, to help with an upcoming production on Kindertransport.
Families of the children on the Kindertransport had to pay £50 per child to send them to Britain between November 9, 1938, and September 1, the following year.