Ride for the Living 2017 – Speech at Auschwitz-Birkenau by Robert Desmond
My name is Robert Desmond and 6 years ago I cycled from London to Auschwitz to teach my friends and the world more about The Holocaust. On joining the JCC in Krakow, I was inspired and overwhelmed by the community’s spirit and realised that my bike ride should not end in such a depressing place, but somewhere positive, as the story of the Jewish people does not finish in Auschwitz. I am now a keen advocate of Holocaust education and…