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Learning from genocide - for a better future
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Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. Together, we must learn from genocide, challenge prejudice and create a better future. Watch and share our film for #HolocaustMemorialDay
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#OnThisDay in 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp. Approximately 1.1 million people were murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau, and over 90% of them were Jewish. We now mark this day as #HolocaustMemorialDay. #OTD.
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#OnThisDay in 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp. Approximately 1.1 million men, women and children were murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau. This historic anniversary is now marked as #HolocaustMemorialDay. #OTD.
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Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay. Together we must #StandTogether to challenge prejudice and hatred, and work towards a better future. Watch and share our film for #HMD2020.
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Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay - the international day to remember all those murdered during the Holocaust, under Nazi persecution of other groups, and in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. Let's learn from the past for a better future. #HMD2022.
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We are appalled to see Laurence Fox's vile tweet this morning with abhorrent use of the swastika. Gay men experienced untold suffering under the Nazis, including murder, castration and medical experimentation.
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On #HolocaustMemorialDay we remember all those murdered during the Holocaust, under Nazi persecution of other groups and in genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. It is a day of commemoration and action, to build a better future. Join us as we #LightTheDarkness.
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Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay. We will come together to remember people murdered in the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution, and in the genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
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This month marks 28 years since the genocide in Bosnia, when around 8,000 Muslim men and boys were murdered in Srebrenica. The genocide in Bosnia is the largest incidence of mass-murder in Europe since World War Two.
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On #HolocaustMemorialDay we remember all those murdered during the Holocaust, under Nazi persecution of other groups and in more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. Join us for the UK Online Commemoration of #HMD2023 at 7pm on 26 January.
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27 January is #HolocaustMemorialDay. Here is a video from our national #LightTheDarkness moment for HMD 2021 – have your candle at the ready for 8pm on Thursday 27 January to join thousands of people across the UK lighting the darkness for #HMD2022.
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Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay. Together, we must stand against prejudice and hatred in the UK and around the world. Join us to #LightTheDarkness.
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Here is a statement from our CEO @OliviaRMW on the abhorrent jokes made by Jimmy Carr about the Roma genocide. We urge everyone to learn about Nazi persecution of Roma people and follow accounts such as @RomaSupport, @GypsyTravellers and @GypsyTravellerM.
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Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay - the international day to remember the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside millions of other people murdered under Nazi persecution of other groups, and in more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. #HMD2023.
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#OnThisDay in 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp. It is now a symbol of what can happen when hatred is left unchecked. Today, we commemorate #HolocaustMemorialDay on the 80th anniversary of the liberation. Go to
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#OnThisDay in 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp, was liberated. Approximately 1.1 million men, women and children were murdered there, and over 90% of them were Jewish. Today we commemorate #HolocaustMemorialDay on this anniversary.
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27 January is #HolocaustMemorialDay, when we remember all those murdered during the Holocaust and more recent genocides. Follow our simple steps to make sure you’re ready to join the nation in marking #HMD2021 and #LightTheDarkness with us. #GetReady.
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75 years ago today British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. They found 53,000 prisoners, the majority of whom were emaciated and suffering from disease. Watch and share our film to mark #Belsen75 at a time when coming together for commemoration isn't possible.
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#AnneFrank was born #OnThisDay in 1929. She died almost 16 years later, alongside her sister Margot, in Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. Today we honour the memory of Anne, whose diary has taught millions of people around the world about the Holocaust.
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#OnThisDay in 1944 the ‘Gypsy Family Camp’ at Auschwitz-Birkenau was liquidated. 2,897 men, women and children of Roma or Sinti origin were murdered in the gas chambers. Their bodies were burned in pits. The anniversary is now marked as #RomaGenocideRemembranceDay.
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Join the UK Online Commemoration for #HolocaustMemorialDay on 26 January. @AdrianLester will be joined in the Commemoration by other celebrities, political and faith leaders, and survivors of the Holocaust and genocides, as we mark #HMD2023 together as a nation.
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The Princess of Wales lit a candle alongside survivors at the Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony. #HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD2025. © Sam Churchill / HMDT
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#HolocaustMemorialDay is a time to remember all those affected by the Holocaust and genocide and take action to create a better future. Join the nation at 7pm tonight to watch the UK Commemorative Ceremony for #HMD2022 and #LightTheDarkness at 8pm.
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The UK Online Commemoration for #HolocaustMemorialDay 2023 will be streamed on our website on Thursday 26 January at 7pm. Join us as we learn about the past and commit to stand against prejudice and hatred today. #HMD2023.
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27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day. We invited people to witness powerful words and captured their reactions. Watch and share for #HolocaustMemorialDay 2018.
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'Before execution, we were forced to take off our clothes. One of the soldiers tied our hands behind our backs. At that moment I, a 17 year old boy, realised it was the end.'. Nedžad Avdić is one of just a small number of men and boys who survived the genocide in Srebrenica.
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Today is Roma Genocide Remembrance Day. #OnThisDay in 1944, the 'Gypsy Family Camp' at Auschwitz-Birkenau was liquidated. Share our film to show solidarity with the Roma community, who still face discrimination today.
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Indefatigable Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert BEM, pictured here with great-grandson @DovForman, is 99 today! Lily survived Auschwitz and continues to inspire thousands with her life story. Lots of love on your birthday, Lily, from all of us at @HMD_UK.
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Today is #RomaGenocideRemembranceDay. It marks the anniversary of the liquidation of the camp were Roma and Sinti people were held at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Please take a moment to remember them and to learn about this horrific moment in history. #OTD.
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Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay. We will come together to remember people murdered in the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution, and in the Genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
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Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay, the international day to remember all those murdered during the Holocaust, under Nazi persecution of other groups and in more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. Visit our website to find out how you can get involved.
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Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) shows us where prejudice can lead when it is normalised and encouraged. Today, we remember the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. We also commemorate the millions more people murdered through the Nazi persecution of other groups, and in
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Last year people across the UK came together to mark #HolocaustMemorialDay 2021. Join us this year for #HMD2022, as we remember all those murdered during the Holocaust and genocide, and #LightTheDarkness against prejudice and hatred.
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Our friend Lily Ebert, survivor of the Holocaust, is truly a light in the darkness. #LightTheDarkness.
My 97-Year-old Great Grandma, Lily Ebert BEM - Auschwitz Survivor, has just recovered from Covid- 19. Today she went on her first walk in a month after making a miraculous recovery. ❤️💪A fighter and survivor💪❤️
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This year marks 30 years since the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Beginning in April 1994, in 100 days approximately 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were murdered. Despite its colossal scale, the genocide was carried out almost entirely by hand. #Kwibuka30.
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Each year people across the UK take part in a national moment for #HolocaustMemorialDay. At 4pm on 27 January people across the nation will light candles and put them safely in their windows. Iconic buildings will light up in purple during this powerful moment of commemoration.
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It's concerning that a survey conducted in the US suggests that nearly two thirds of US young adults are unaware that 6 millions Jews were murdered during the Holocaust - this is why Holocaust education and commemoration is so important today.
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In July 1995, with the back drop of the ongoing war, 8,000 Muslim men and boys were murdered during the genocide in Bosnia. They were marched to the places of their deaths and shot with machine guns and grenades. Thousands of bodies were buried in mass graves.
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The Nazis believed that black people threatened their abhorrent ideal of a ‘pure Aryan race’. During #BlackHistoryMonth, learn about how black people faced persecution, alienation and murder under Nazi rule.
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This #HolocaustMemorialDay we invite you to make a donation in memory of all those murdered during the Holocaust, Nazi persecution of other groups and in more recent genocides. Please help preserve the memory of those murdered, and invest in a brighter future for everyone.
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Today we remember all those who were murdered during the Genocide in Srebrenica, which started #OnThisDay 25 years ago. Share our film to help others learn more and remember those who were murdered. #Srebrenica25.
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27 January is #HolocaustMemorialDay. Each year across the UK, thousands of people come together to learn from #genocide and take action to create a safer future. Follow our simple steps to join the nation in marking #HMD2022. #LightTheDarkness.
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#AnneFrank was born #OnThisDay in 1929. Today, we pay tribute to Anne, whose diary has brought messages of acceptance and equality to readers around the world. Read about Anne's experiences:
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Today is UN #GenocidePreventionDay. 70 years after the Genocide Convention, we remember victims of genocide and commit to preventing future atrocities.
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Millions of people around the world face prejudice and hostility simply because of their identity. Today, on #HolocaustMemorialDay, join the nation in standing against hatred - light a candle in your window at 8pm. Together, we'll remember all those murdered for who they were.
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Today we welcomed His Majesty The King @RoyalFamily to a special event to meet members of the Sudanese community living in the UK.
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Preserve the memory of those murdered during the Holocaust, Nazi persecution of other groups and more recent genocides by making an in-memory donation this #HolocaustMemorialDay.
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On #HolocaustMemorialDay, people across the UK will take part in the #LightTheDarkness national moment. Iconic landmarks will light up in purple during this powerful moment of commemoration. Join the nation - light a candle and put it in your window at 4pm on 27 January.
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2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Genocide in Bosnia. In July 1995, around 8,000 Muslim men, and boys over 12 years old, were murdered in Srebrenica. Learn more about the Genocide in Bosnia, here:
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#HolocaustMemorialDay is the international day, on 27 January, to remember the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of people murdered under Nazi persecution of other groups, and in more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
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The Holocaust threatened the fabric of civilisation, and the world said ‘never again’, but genocides have continued to take place. #HolocaustMemorialDay is a day of commemoration and action, when we stand against hatred to build a better future together.
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We were honoured to be joined by HRH The Duke of Gloucester today at a special tea party for survivors of the Holocaust and genocide. Together we celebrated the #Coronation of His Majesty The King and the lives that survivors have rebuilt in the UK. #CoronationBigLunch
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Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay, when we remember all those affected by the Holocaust and genocide and take action to create a better future together.
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'Before execution, we were forced to take off our clothes. One of the soldiers tied our hands behind our backs. At that moment I, a 17 year old boy, realised it was the end.'. Nedžad Avdić is one of just a small number of men who survived the genocide in Srebrenica. #Srebrenica26.
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We're delighted that our Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales, will be delivering a welcome speech at the UK Ceremony for #HolocaustMemorialDay this evening. Watch online at 7pm:
“This is our time when we can, each in our own way, be the light that ensures the darkness can never return.”. On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we remember all those who died during the Holocaust and other genocides. #LightTheDarkness #HMD2021
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For decades the girl pictured on a train to Auschwitz in this well known photo was assumed to be Jewish. It took painstaking detective work to establish that she was in fact a Romani girl named Anna Maria ‘Settela’ Steinbach. #RomaGenocideRemembranceDay.
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Ahead of today’s Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony, The Prince and Princess of Wales met with survivors to hear their personal stories and express their sympathies for the tragedies they faced. They met with Holocaust survivors as well as survivors of the Bosnian genocide, with
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The Duchess of Cambridge @KensingtonRoyal invited Holocaust survivors Stephen Frank BEM and Yvonne Bernstein and their grandchildren to the Carol Service that was held at Westminster Abbey yesterday.
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The King and The Prince of Wales will attend events in Poland and the UK to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. @RoyalFamily #HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD2025 .
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Join @KirstyWark on 26 January as she hosts the UK Online Commemoration for #HolocaustMemorialDay 2023. We will hear from survivors of the Holocaust and genocide, learn from the past and commit to creating a better future together. #HMD2023.
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We’re so grateful to the Duchess of Cambridge for all her work on Holocaust education and the time she spends with survivors.
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Today is #RomaGenocideRemembranceDay, which marks the date that the 'Gypsy family camp' at Auschwitz-Birkenau was liquidated. We remember all those who were murdered and stand in solidarity with the #Roma community, who still face discrimination today. #OnThisDay.
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Join us on 14 October as we celebrate the power of #photography and the contribution of young people to Holocaust and genocide education. We'll also be launching our brand new photography #competition for #HolocaustMemorialDay 2022! #HMDYouth.
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#HolocaustMemorialDay 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Millions of people were murdered by the Nazis simply because of their identity. Let’s #StandTogether to remember them. Join us by taking part in our new online project:
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We are extremely grateful to The Duchess of Cambridge @KensingtonRoyal for her dedication to Holocaust remembrance and #education. The Duchess has now taken part in a number of projects to ensure survivors’ experiences are never forgotten.
Following the atrocities experienced in the concentration camps in 1945, a group of 300 child Holocaust survivors came here, to the Lake District, to heal from the trauma of their childhood experiences. (1/3)
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Today we remember Anna Lehnkering who was murdered by the Nazis because she had a disability. Watch and share our film to ensure the experiences of Anna, and all disabled people murdered by the Nazis, are not forgotten. #disabilityday2019
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Tonight at 7pm - watch the #HolocaustMemorialDay 2025 National Ceremony on @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer. 🕯️ #HMD2025
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Vera survived the Holocaust, but sadly the rest of her family were murdered. In this film she remembers her grandmother, Henriette. Join thousands of people taking part in our #StandTogether project to remember people who were murdered by the Nazis:
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We now invite you to join people across the UK to #LightTheDarkness. Light a candle and place it safely in your window to:. -remember those who were murdered for who they were.-stand against prejudice and hatred today
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Join the nation to #LightTheDarkness this #HolocaustMemorialDay. At 8pm on 27 January light a candle and place it safely in your window to:.- remember those who were murdered for who they were.- stand against prejudice and hatred today.
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Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert receives personal letter from the King on her 100th birthday @JewishNewsUK .
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Our [Extra]Ordinary Portraits exhibition features 30 portraits entered into our youth arts competition for #HolocaustMemorialDay. We asked entrants to learn about someone affected by genocide or identity-based persecution and create a portrait of them. #HMDExtraOrdinaryPortraits.
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27 years ago today the genocide in Srebrenica began. Over just a few days, around 8,000 unarmed men and boys were massacred by Bosnian Serb forces. The genocide at Srebrenica remains the largest act of mass murder in Europe since World War Two. #OnThisDay #Srebrenica27.
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Join the nation to #LightTheDarkness at 4pm on 27 January for #HolocaustMemorialDay to:. 🕯️Remember those who were murdered for who they were. 🕯️Stand against prejudice and hatred today.
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Watch the UK #HolocaustMemorialDay Ceremony online tomorrow at 7pm. Our narrator, @sanditoksvig, will be joined by survivors of the Holocaust and genocide, faith leaders and special guests to remember and learn from the past. #HMD2022.
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We worked with some truly iconic landmarks across the country who took part in #LightTheDarkness this evening, by lighting up in purple to mark #HMD2021.
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We asked Joan Salter MBE, child survivor of the Holocaust, about her hopes for the future. This is her inspiring response. The theme for #HolocaustMemorialDay 2022 is One Day. It encourages us to look ahead to 'one day with no genocide' and what we need to do to achieve this.
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Tune in to @BBCTwo tonight at 9pm to watch this documentary about the remarkable project our Patron HRH The Prince of Wales @ClarenceHouse commissioned, for 7 Holocaust survivors to be painted by 7 leading artists.
The @BBCTwo documentary ‘Survivors: Portraits of the Holocaust’ follows the process to create the portraits and will share the remarkable stories of Helen, Lily, Manfred, Arek, Anita, Rachel and Zigi. Tune in to BBC Two tonight at 9PM to watch. #HolocaustMemorialDay
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'They're not just numbers and names, they're all human beings' - Manfred, whose little brother, Hermie, was murdered by the Nazis. Click here to take part in our #StandTogether project and honour the memory of those who were murdered:
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The theme for #HolocaustMemorialDay 2018 is #ThePowerOfWords. Written during the Holocaust, Anne Frank's diary continues to educate and challenge millions of people around the world.
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During #InterFaithWeek we are sharing the stories of #OrdinaryPeople who were inspired by their faith to take action to protect others during genocide. Today we share the experiences of Jane Haining.
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Ahead of the Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony, the Prince and Princess of Wales met with survivors to hear their personal stories and express their sympathies for the tragedies they faced. #HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD2025. © Sam Churchill / HMDT
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Today is #RomaGenocideRemembranceDay. #OnThisDay in 1944, the 'Gypsy Family Camp' at Auschwitz-Birkenau was liquidated. Share our film to show solidarity with the Roma community, who still face discrimination today.
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'One day I hope to have a world where people can put less importance on our artificial identity-based groups. and just look at ourselves as human beings first.'. We asked @e_murangwa, survivor of the genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda, what his hopes for #OneDay in the future are
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During #DisabilityHistoryMonth, we'll be raising awareness of Nazi persecution of disabled people, and sharing the experiences of disabled people who faced forced sterilisation, discrimination and even murder, under the Nazis. #disabled.
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Mentally and physically disabled people, as well as those perceived to have disabilities, were targeted by the Nazis because of Nazi beliefs that disabled people were a burden both to society and to the state. Learn more during #DisabilityHistoryMonth in our short video.
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Third of young adults in UK ‘unable to name Auschwitz or any Nazi death camps’. Lack of knowledge about Holocaust identified as well as level of denial and disinformation seen on social media. @guardian #HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD2025.
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We are proud to work with @premierleague for #HolocaustMemorialDay 2023. Footballers from different clubs have come together to call the nation to #LightTheDarkness. Light a #candle in your window at 4pm on 27 January.
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Look out for our digital vigil across the UK’s billboards tomorrow. We'll light 6 million candles for 6 million lives lost during the Holocaust. #LightTheDarkness to remember all those murdered in the Holocaust and more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
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Judith Kerr OBE, refugee from Nazism, and author of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit has died. Read a statement from our Chief Executive, @OliviaRMW.
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At 8pm today, join people across the UK to #LightTheDarkness against prejudice and hatred for #HolocaustMemorialDay. We will place candles safely in our windows to remember all those murdered during the Holocaust and more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
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#OnThisDay in 1944, the 'Gypsy Family Camp' at Auschwitz-Birkenau was liquidated. Today, on #RomaGenocideRemembranceDay, we stand in solidarity with the Roma community, and remember all Roma and Sinti people murdered by the Nazis. #OTD.
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In the earlier stages of genocide there is an opportunity for members of the community or the International Community to stop genocide before it happens. Having marked #GenocidePreventionDay this month, it is important that we all learn about the stages that lead to #genocide.
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On this dark day, we stand in solidarity with Ukrainians who have been torn from their homes and had their lives turned upside down in a matter of days. #UkraineRussia.
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