The Power of Remembrance Event
HMDT event announces rising engagement and new 2027 theme.
We were delighted to announce an increase engagement for Holocaust Memorial Day 2026, alongside revealing the theme for HMD 2027, No Place for Prejudice, at a special event in London on Tuesday 31 March.
The announcement was made at ‘The Power of Remembrance: The Impact of Holocaust Memorial Day 2026’ event, held at the stunning Drapers’ Hall, London, bringing together Holocaust survivors, partners, supporters, civil servants and Next Gen Ambassadors.
The evening opened with a highlights film of the UK National Ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day 2026, which took place on 27 January at Sinfonia Smith Square. Speaking at the Impact Event were Sir Leigh Lewis KCB, Vice-Chair of HMDT and Olivia Marks-Woldman OBE, Chief Executive of HMDT, who presented new data from HMD 2026, demonstrating significant growth in engagement across the nation.
Additional speakers at the event were Holocaust survivor, Eva Clarke; History Teacher at the Archer Academy, Jayaram Rahhuveer; Civil servant and HMD government champion, Max Blum and HMDT Next Gen Ambassador Macy-Jaine Gaines.
The evening concluded with the announcement of the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2027: No Place for Prejudice. The theme encourages a dual approach: viewing prejudice through a historical lens to examine how it shaped and enabled the Holocaust, and applying those lessons to the present day. It calls on society to recognise where prejudice still exists – including in everyday life and trusted institutions – and the danger of how it can become normalised. It urges each of us to take responsibility for challenging it.
Speaking about the new theme, Olivia Marks-Woldman OBE, said:
“The 2027 theme invites us to reflect on how prejudice against Jewish people (antisemitism) was normalised and embedded in cultural, legal, social and educational places in the lead-up to the Holocaust. It alerts us to where prejudice – against Jewish people and against other minorities – can be seen today. It challenges us to stop excusing prejudice as ‘inevitable’ and instead creates space for thoughtful, informed dialogue on how we can build a society with no place for hate.
“As antisemitism and other forms of prejudice increasingly plague our societies, we must do more. History shows that prejudice grows when tolerated and diminishes when individuals and institutions take responsibility. We must remember the past to protect the future.”
