on 27 january we mark holocaust memorial day on 27 january we mark holocaust memorial day

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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