Rwanda-based German, Jewish communities to commemorate Jewish victims in Nazi Germany

The German and Jewish communities based in Rwanda will commemorate the victims on January 23 of the Holocaust committed against Jews in Nazi Germany by the instruction of Adolf Hitler between 1941 and 1945.

In a statement issued ahead of the ceremony, the German embassy says that the event is important since the commemoration mirrors the atrocities in Rwanda, as reported by The New Times.

"The particular experience of Rwanda's Genocide against the Tutsi adds additional weight to the event," it reads. The event, which is taking place at the Kandt House Museum will see Professor Michael Brenner make a presentation on the topic "New life after Genocide: The Jewish Experience in Post Holocaust Germany".

Brenner is an award-winning German-Jewish historian whose research and publications focus on the history of Jews and Israel. During the Second World War, Brenner's parents survived persecution and war in Germany. Based on their experience, Brenner has been seeking to understand history and became one of the first post-war German-Jewish historians.

It is estimated that over six million Jews perished in the Holocaust.