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HMD2010 has been commemorated throughout the UK. More events than ever have taken place in schools, communities, places of worship and many other organisations. On or around the 27th January hundreds of thousands of people joined together to become part of The Legacy of Hope. Many attended events in their community, others read survivor stories watched the HMD 2010 short film and 40,066 people took the time to pause for a moment and light a virtual candle on the HMDT website.
The national event, attended by over 200 survivors, senior government officials, faith leaders and young people from across the capital, was held at the Guildhall, London. The event included a specially commissioned piece of music by composer Howard Goodall, contributions from Holocaust survivor Ben Helfgott and Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks. Outside the Guildhall, survivors of the Holocaust and the Cambodian genocide, accompanied by volunteers from the British Youth Council lit candles in an installation designed by students at Central St Martins College of Art. The pillars of hope were created entirely from wax and encouraged guests to walk among them.
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust are now inviting event organisers to share images from their events with us to provide ideas for those who will be participating in Holocaust Memorial Day 2011.
