on 27 january we mark holocaust memorial day on 27 january we mark holocaust memorial day
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On 27 January
we mark Holocaust Memorial Day
On 27 January
we mark Holocaust Memorial Day
we mark Holocaust Memorial Day
by remembering the millions of people killed
On 27 January
we mark Holocaust Memorial Day
by remembering the millions of people killed
we mark Holocaust Memorial Day
by remembering the millions of people killed
.
On 27 January
we mark Holocaust Memorial Day
by remembering the millions of people killed
during the Holocaust
we mark Holocaust Memorial Day
by remembering the millions of people killed
.
On 27 January
we mark Holocaust Memorial Day
by remembering the millions of people killed
during the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution
we mark Holocaust Memorial Day
by remembering the millions of people killed
.
On 27 January
we mark Holocaust Memorial Day
by remembering the millions of people killed
during the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides
we mark Holocaust Memorial Day
by remembering the millions of people killed
.
On 27 January
we mark Holocaust Memorial Day
by remembering the millions of people killed
during the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.
Together we honour survivors and challenge ourselves to use the lessons of their experiences to inform our lives today.
The Holocaust 1941 - 1945
The gates of Auschwitz – Birkenau ©Bill Hunt
‘The most poignant reminder of all
from the past is a photograph I found
at the Portuguese Red Cross archive.
‘It is of a group of 14 children… At
the front is a skinny little girl of
three-and-a-half. This is Fanny
Zimetbaum – the child I was once.’Joan Salter, survivor of the Holocaust
Nazi persecution 1933 - 1945
‘I remember Auschwitz
every waking moment of
my life.’Ceija Stojka, Roma survivor of Nazi
persecution
Genocide in cambodia 1975 - 1979
Prisoners at Tuol Sleng Prison ©Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocide
‘I come from a family of
performers. I am the only
one left.’Arn Chorn-Pond, survivor of the Genocide in Cambodia
Genocide in rwanda 1994
Names of people murdered at Kigali Memorial Centre, Rwanda © Celanr Creative Commons
‘I had survived for a
purpose, to carry on the
memory and make sure
our lost ones weren’t lost
in vain.’Eric Eugene Murangwa, survivor of the Genocide in Rwanda
Genocide in bosnia 1995
Coffins ready for burial in Potočari Village © Richard Newell
‘We learnt about the
concentration and extermination
camps during the Holocaust, and
could not understand how people
could do such things. And then
came the Bosnian War.’Safet Vukalić, survivor of the Bosnian War
Genocide in darfur 2003 - present
Um Ziefa burning village, Darfur © Brian Steidle
‘I grabbed my sister and mother by the
hand and we turned and ran. My
brothers ran after us, leaving my father
standing firm and alone. In the distance
beneath the helicopter, a massed rank
of horsemen swept forward, firing their
guns and screaming as they smashed
into the village.’Halima Bashir, survivor of the Genocide in DarfurExtract from Tears of the Desert, Halima Bashir and Damien Lewis, 2008
For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015,
For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015,
we will keep the memory alive of the millions of people murdered during genocide across the world
For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015,
we will keep the memory alive of the millions of people murdered as a result genocide across the world
and honour those who survived.
For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015,
For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015,
Join thousands of others across the UK
For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015,
Join thousands of others across the UK
To Remember the past
For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015,
Join thousands of others across the UK
To Remember the past
To challenge hatred today
For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015,
Join thousands of others across the UK
To Remember the past
To challenge hatred today
To Create a safer, better future
Memory Makers
Memory Makers
For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015 our Memory Makers project has paired genocide survivors with a range of artists, who are responding to their stories creatively.
Memory Makers
Memory Makers
Memory Makers aims to ensure survivors’ experiences aren’t lost to history, and that a new generation can engage with the stories of genocide.
Memory Makers
Memory Makers
If everyone who is moved by this project shares one story with one person, we will have taken a huge step towards keeping the memory alive.
Memory Makers
Memory Makers
Explore the Memory Makers project online:Keepthememoryalive.hmd.org.uk
How will you keep the memory alive for Holocaust Memorial Day?
How will you keep the memory alive for Holocaust Memorial Day?
Light a candle
How will you keep the memory alive for Holocaust Memorial Day?
Light a candle
take part in an hmd activity
How will you keep the memory alive for Holocaust Memorial Day?
Light a candle
take part in an hmd activity
Share the life story of a survivor
How will you keep the memory alive for Holocaust Memorial Day?
Light a candle
take part in an hmd activity
Share the life story of a survivor
keepthememoryalive.hmd.org.uk
‘If something happens I would want that
there be somebody who would remember
that someone named D. Berger had once
lived. This will make things easier in the
difficult moments.’David Berger, murdered during the Holocaust
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Learning lessons from the past to create a safer, better future.
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