W&T are very grateful to survivor Leslie Kleinman, author Jake Wallis-Simons (The English German Girl), artist Gitl Braun, poet Eve Grubin, and local councillor Mark Gettleson for sharing their time with us in making this year's Holocaust Memorial Day event a memorable and moving one. Thank you also to Jewish Book Week 2012 and Holocaust Education Trust for their support. We ended this year's event with a reading of the poem We Remember Them by everyone who attended. Many of those who joined us at this commemoration event have asked about this poem, so we have reproduced it here (see below).

We Remember Them

At the rising of the sun and at its going down
We remember them.
At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter
We remember them.
At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring
We remember them.
At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer
We remember them.
At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn
We remember them.
At the beginning of the year and when it ends
We remember them.
As long as we live, they too will live;
for they are now a part of us
as we remember them.
When we are weary and in need of strength
We remember them.
When we are lost and sick at heart
We remember them.
When we have joy we crave to share
We remember them.
When we have decisions that are difficult to make
We remember them.
When we have achievements that are based on theirs
We remember them.
As long as we live, they too will live;
for they are now a part of us
as we remember them.

© Jewish Prayer Book/ Sylvan Kamens & Rabbi Jack Riemer

The authors event at Canada Water Library was packed with 130+ guests, who turned up to listen to Mark Haddon and Michael Rosen. W&T was on hand to sell Stop What You're Doing And Read This as well as Haddon and Rosen's previous titles. As you can see, a formidable queue formed after the talk as guests waited patiently to have their books signed :)