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Motion · S5M-20368 · 9 Jan 2020

Holocaust Survivor, Ingrid Wuga, Awarded the British Empire Medal

Lodged by Jackson Carlaw Standard Motion 28 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the Holocaust survivor and Giffnock resident, Ingrid Wuga, who has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for her services to Holocaust education by The Queen in the New Year Honours List; notes that this has been announced on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau; acknowledges that Ingrid has devoted her life to improving awareness of the horrors of the Holocaust and that, in the last five years, over 5,000 adults and children have experienced her testimony through the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Outreach Programme; acknowledges that, alongside her work on Holocaust education, Ingrid has put in a huge effort into helping charities, including the British Limbless ex-Serviceman’s Association (BLESMA) and The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Bellahouston Park; notes that Ingrid was born in Dortmund in 1924 and escaped Germany to the UK on the Kindertransport just before the commencement of the Second World War; acknowledges that she settled in Scotland with her family when her parents were offered employment in Ayrshire; recognises that Ingrid’s husband, Henry, who is also a Holocaust survivor, was appointed an MBE in 1999 for his services to sport for disabled people, and congratulates Ingrid and Henry on their 75th wedding anniversary, which they celebrated in December 2019.

Supporters (28)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.