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Motion · S6M-08030 · 24 Feb 2023

Wishing Henry Wuga Best Wishes on His 99th Birthday

Lodged by Paul O'Kane Standard Motion 19 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises that Holocaust survivor and educator, Henry Wuga, has turned 99 years old; understands that Henry was born in Nuremberg in 1924, but that, due the rise of antisemitism under Nazi rule, he was forced to flee his homeland and come to Scotland on the Kindertransport in 1939, when he was only 15 years old; further understands that, when Mr Wuga arrived in Glasgow, he found it welcoming and made it, in his own words, “home”; celebrates the fact that Henry went on to have a very successful catering business, and was awarded an MBE in 1999 for his important work with limbless ex-servicemen; further celebrates the fact that Henry was determined to build Holocaust education and awareness in Scotland and across the UK, alongside his late wife, Ingrid Wuga BEM; considers that Henry and Ingrid have made an immense contribution to ensuring that generations of children and young people understand what the Holocaust was and, crucially, never forget that it happened, and wishes Henry a very happy birthday and the strength to continue his selfless work for many more years to come.

Supporters (19)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.