We are pleased to announce that, more tickets have been released for the play Etty, which will be held on Wednesday 22 May 2013 from 5.30 - 8pm, at the Institute of Education’s (IOE) Centre for Holocaust Education at the University of...
This week marked the 10th anniversary of the start of the genocide in Darfur. HMDT looks back at the region affected by genocide. ‘I was happy in Darfur. Darfur is a beautiful country. The president of the Janjaweed gave his...
Yesterday we were privileged to be joined by refugees and survivors of the Holocaust and the subsequent genocides at a reception for MPs at the House of Commons, hosted by Mike Freer MP and Alison McGovern MP. Ann Kirk, who was evacuated from...
Ann Kirk is a Kindertransportee, who travelled to England from Germany, at the age of 10 to escape persecution. In her speech at the Parliamentary reception, she tells us what the theme for HMD 2014, Journeys, means to her...
Kemal Pervanic is a survivor of the war in Bosnia, in his speech at the Parliamentary reception, he tells us what the theme for HMD 2014, Journeys, means to him.As a little boy in rural Bosnia I dreamed of journeying to study in Cambridge or Oxford...
This year, we have worked with the education charity FILMCLUB to create a free curriculum enrichment guide featuring seven specially selected films to help school groups mark, Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD), 27 January. With synopses, teacher’s notes...
Longstanding HMDT trustee and leading historian of the Holocaust, Professor David Cesarani , has been a major contributor to a new documentary, Auschwitz: Journey into Hell, to be aired on Military History on Sunday 27 January at 7pm, to mark...
Yesterday we launched this year’s short film for HMD 2013 at a special event at Leytonstone Business & Enterprise Specialist School, where the film was made.The film, which is directed by Richard Cousins and produced by BDA Creative, focuses on...
In November young people aged 13-24 from a variety of organisations including Aik Saath and the National Youth Theatre participated in two workshops to become HMD’s new Youth Champions.Josh Whatsize, our Lead Youth Champion, and fellow Youth...
In January 2013, we have a new programme of film screenings and survivor talks taking place across England in partnership with Picturehouse Education.Aimed at students aged 11 – 18 studying a relevant subject, each session will feature a survivor...
