Religious leaders, members of the community and politicians remembered the 70th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust.

A multi-faith memorial was held at Bruce Castle Museum on Sunday to mark 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, marking the end of the atrocity which took the lives of six million Jews in Europe.

The memorial was attended by Hornsey and Wood Green MP Lynne Featherstone and Tottenham MP David Lammy as well as the leader of Haringey Council Cllr Claire Kober.

Joan Salter, a child survivor of the Holocaust who lives in Haringey, spoke movingly about her experiences during the war and joined those in attendance in a reading of the statement of commitment for Holocaust Memorial Day.

Father Simon Clark, Rabbi David Mason and Ms Bibi Khan led community prayers in the Holocaust Memorial Garden and a commemorative flag was raised in front of the museum by Haringey army cadets.

Cllr Kober said: “Holocaust Memorial Day is a time of reflection and contemplation, when people of all backgrounds come together to remember this tragedy and to vow ‘never again’.

“With this year’s event falling 70 years on from the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau it was especially poignant and humbling to hear from Joan Salter, a Holocaust survivor who has dedicated her life to promoting the power of love over hate.”

The ceremony concluded at 3pm when the bells of nearby All Hallows church rang.