HMD’s Huge Impact in 2025
In April, we published the Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 Impact Report – showcasing the wide range of activities we delivered and supported to commemorate this important day which took place on 27 January 2025.
Over 2 million people watched the UK National Ceremony on BBC One and iPlayer, bringing the memory of the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust into homes across the country. Our public engagement reached new heights: the ‘Light the Darkness’ campaign saw 200 buildings and landmarks illuminated in purple, nearly 4 million people saw our outdoor digital billboard campaign, 700,000 cinema-goers saw our 1-minute film and, on social media, 2.2 million people watched premier league footballers meet Holocaust survivors.
The report offers a glimpse into the breadth of our activities and the lives we have touched, from engaging workplaces, prisons and schools to more than 80 communities who created unique candle holders in memory of individuals and groups who were persecuted or killed in the Holocaust. Read more here in the report.