The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust has launched a viral film with six episodes recreating real-life incidents of hatred – including the Stephen Lawrence murder – as scenes from a simulated

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Welcome to our December 2008 newsletter. If you have any colleagues who may be interested in the work of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust please pass this newsletter on

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Welcome to our November 2008 newsletter If you have any colleagues who may be interested in the work of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust please pass this newsletter on

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On 9th November, 1938, the Nazis initiated pogroms against the Jewish population in all Nazi territories. Approximately 91 Jews were killed, 30,000 were arrested and 191 synagogues were destroyed.

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Eye-witness accounts taken immediately following the state-sanctioned campaign of hatred against Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe on the 9/10 November 1938 have been translated for the first time to mark the

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9th October 2008 marks National Poetry Day. Since 1994 National Poetry Day has engaged millions of people with poetry, through a range of live events and web-based activities for people

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Welcome to our October 2008 newsletter

If you have any colleagues who may be interested in the work of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust please pass this newsletter on and encourage

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Education newsletter from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust for September 2008.

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12th August marks the 8th annual United Nations’ International Youth Day. This day is an opportunity for governments and others to draw attention to youth issues worldwide. Concerts,

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Tuesday, 22nd July 2008

Arrest of Radovan Karadzic

Reacting to the arrest of Radovan Karadzic yesterday, Christine Shaw, CEO of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, said:

“The arrest of Radovan Karadzic should be

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17th July 2008

Today marks the 14th anniversary of the end of the Rwandan genocide. In 100 days in 1994 between 800,000 and 1,071,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were

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The 16th – 22nd June celebrates the 10th National Refugee Week. The purpose of Refugee Week is to deliver positive educational messages that counter fear, ignorance and negative stereotypes

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June 2008 sees the first annual Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month taking place across the UK.

GRTHM offers us all the chance to raise awareness and explore the history,

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The HMDT Annual Conference will take place on Wednesday 25th June in the Ballroom of the Pavilion in Bournemouth.

This is HMDT’s third annual conference and will focus on our theme

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May 17th 2008 marks International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO). It exists to focus on the lack of human rights for LGBT people around the world. On and around

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On 16th May 2008 we will commemorate the 65th anniversary of the end of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. We urge others to remember the lives of those who fought

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On April 17th 1975, Khmer Rouge forces entered Phnom Penh, Cambodia and defeated the ruling Lon Nol Army. The taking of Phnom Penh marked the beginning of the Cambodian

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On 15th April, 1945 British Troops drove into the Nazi Concentration Camp at Bergen-Belsen in North Germany. HMDT is asking everyone in the UK to take time to remember

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International Roma Day is a celebration of Roma history and traditions. The Day also draws attention to discrimination directed to Roma and Gypsy communities globally and to call for

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Coventry is planning to create an inspiring and thought provoking focus after being chosen today as the host city for the 2009 Holocaust Memorial Day national commemorative event.

Coventry successfully bid

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March 8th sees many individuals, groups and communities across the world celebrating International Women’s Day. Designated as an annual commemoration in 1975 by the United Nations, thousands of events

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Holocaust Memorial Day 2008 (HMD08) was marked across the UK by hundreds of events in Schools, Places of Worship, Youth Groups, Community Centres and many more. Celebrity supporters of Holocaust

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Over 25,000 people took the time over Holocaust Memorial Day 2008 to light a virtual candle on the HMDT website www.hmd.org.uk

Each flame lit during the three weeks that this ran

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The Minister for International Development, Shahid Malik MP, and the Councillor for East Peckham Council Ward, Andrew Pakes, have joined the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust’s Board of Trustees.

Holocaust Memorial Day

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With only 25 days to HMD08, do you know how you will be commemorating the Day?

Find your nearest commemoration by using our Event Finder

HMDT produce resources free of charge for

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