Solly Irving, Holocaust survivor
 RE is so important today because it enables young people to understand the world and why we are different. Our young people are the future and it is imperative that how they choose to live is informed by the history of the world and the wisdom of our elders.
As a Jew and a Holocaust survivor I hope these young people will become our future witnesses. The lessons, from that darkest of times, must be known and not forgotten. Over the past ten years, I have travelled down from London each year to speak to what must now be over 20,000 young people in Plymouth schools. Religious education has created these possibilities. These opportunities have made it possible for me to touch their hearts and minds with something of my testimony so that when they grow up and go out into the world they will help build a better future for all people.
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