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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer have joined commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the first public announcement by the British Government of the Nazis’ attempt to murder Europe’s Jewish population. Both Mr. Sunak and Sir Keir were in the chamber for a moment of silence led by Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons.

We worked with the British photographer, publisher and film director Rankin for the [Extra]Ordinary Portraits competition in advance of Holocaust Memorial Day 2023. Rankin’s [Extra]Ordinary Portraits focusses the photographer’s lens on ordinary people who survived genocide.

We were joined by more than 150 people from across the UK yesterday, as we held a special online event to launch our new resources for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2023.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We share in the deep shock felt across the country, and around the world, as well as the gratitude felt by so many for her service to the nation.

We are delighted to welcome four new Trustees to our Board: David Austin OBE, Dr Kate Ferguson, Paul Giannasi OBE and Joan Salter MBE. Their varied experience and expertise in topics such as atrocity prevention and hate crime will be invaluable, as they support and guide our work as trustees.

Today, together with The National Holocaust Centre and Museum, we launched the new ORDINARY OBJECTS, EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEYS website at an online event attended by more than 150 people.

A survivor of the Holocaust and teacher educating about genocide have been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in recognition of their contribution to Holocaust and genocide education.

Over 200 people from across the UK joined us online yesterday for the launch of the new theme for HMD 2023.

Today we published ‘Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 In Review’: How did the UK mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2022? And what was the impact on those who took part?

Thousands of people across the country watched the UK Ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2022 and joined parliamentarians, faith leaders and their friends and neighbours to light the darkness.