David Kram's comments come as world leaders and dignitaries gathered in Poland on Tuesday for the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi-run concentration camp, Auschwitz.

"There is a lot of focus on Jews because they were the majority, but let us not forget marginalised peoples all over the world," Mr Kram said.

Mr Kram said he knew of a German man who was incarcerated for his homosexuality.

The Nazis also exterminated political prisoners, gypsies and many more.

"This holocaust was a logical but irrational extension of the theory of eugenics which was not confined to the Nazis in Europe," Mr Kram said.

"We must be very vigilant in Australia and especially in isolated areas where there are small communities that we do not fall into the trap which raised it's ugly head with Pauline Hanson and others like her."

Mr Kram said Australians should be careful not to fall into 'tribalism' and see it as "an excuse for destroying the smaller populations".

"We’ve got to get to know the smaller populations, we’ve got to understand what motivates them.

"This extends to the Muslims.

"In the Muslim population of Bendigo, we’ve got to understand who they are, what sort of Islam they embrace, what their ideals are, what their values are, what their aspirations are, how they perceive themselves."

Mr Kram said he supported the council-led interfaith group which was established last year.

"I hope and pray that it prospers and I hope and pray that it expands and serves as a leading force in educating populations at large in our region," he said.

"Let us remember that holocausts are occurring in one form of another in the world this very day."

Goldfields Jewish congregation founder Howard Nathan said he found the 70th anniversary commemorations of Auschwitz's liberation difficult because of the emphasis on survivors.

"It tends to the belief that there were many (survivors)," Mr Nathan said. "But they were only a tiny percentage."