Islanders mark Holocaust Memorial Day
BBCIslanders have attended a memorial service at White Rock to remember the victims of the Holocaust and other acts of genocide.
Wreathes were laid at plaques dedicated to three Jewish women, the Guernsey Eight, and foreign workers forced to work during the German Occupation during World War Two.
The States said Holocaust Memorial Day aimed to bring people together from all backgrounds to learn more about the Holocaust for a "better future".
Prior to leading the service Reverend Justin Taylor said the 2026 service theme Bridging Generations encouraged all islanders to engage actively with the past and to listen, learn and "carry those lessons forward".
Speaking after the service, he said: "These things matter, we don't want to go back to that world.
"By remembering, we bring it to the fore, and it's important that the next generation hears that as well.
"In Guernsey, I think that's really important because we do have a history of living under occupation."
He added: "It was just really moving to hear all the memories and people's lived experiences."
During the Occupation, three Jewish women were deported from Guernsey to France by the island's civilian authorities on the orders of the German authorities.
They were later rounded up and died in the gas chambers of Auschwitz concentration camp.
The Guernsey Eight all died in prison or in camps as a result of the Nazi occupation of the island during World War Two.
Foreign workers were brought to the island to work for the German authorities as they built structures around the island as part of the defence network stretching from Norway to France's border with Spain, dubbed Hitler's Atlantic Wall.
President for the Policy and Resources Committee, Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez, said the event was an opportunity to contemplate not just the tragedy of the Holocaust but other genocides as well.
De Sausmarez said: "It's an opportunity to remember and reflect upon not just the holocaust, but actually all genocides."
"It's been a very moving service, and I have to say, it feels more important than ever."
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