Our resources can help you learn more about the Holocaust and genocide and plan your own HMD activity. Explore life stories of survivors and those who were murdered, virtual activities, schools materials, films, images and more. You can filter them by genocide and type of resource.
On Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD), universities and colleges play a vital role in learning from genocide – for a better future. HMD can be an opportunity to learn from the Holocaust and genocides that followed to address issues of prejudice and discrimination in the UK today. This Get involved guide gives you examples and practical suggestions for what you can do in your college or university to mark HMD.
Holocaust Memorial Day offers cinemas an opportunity to use relevant films to facilitate learning about the Holocaust, Nazi persecution of other groups and genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur; to challenge discrimination and promote a positive activity for the whole community. This Get involved guide gives you examples and practical suggestions for what you can do at your cinema to mark HMD.
Marcel Hoffmann was one of at least 25 French railway workers from Lille, northern France, who, in 1942, helped more than 40 Jewish children and adults escape deportation.
Var Ashe Houston BEM, survivor of the genocide in Cambodia, gives testimony to St Nicolas 9th Guildford Scouts for the UK Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 Ceremony.
Antoinette Mutabazi, survivor of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, gives testimony to South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue at the UK Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 Ceremony.
Hannah Lewis MBE, survivor of the Holocaust, gives testimony to the Kingdom Choir, who sing 'The Blessing' in response, for the UK Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 Ceremony.
Lily Ebert MBE, survivor of the Holocaust, gives testimony to Sir Trevor McDonald for the UK Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 Ceremony.
Smajo Bešo, survivor of the genocide in Bosnia, speaks to students at Eden Girls' School, Walthamstow, for the UK Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 Ceremony.
Tens of thousands of people from across the country watched the UK Ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 and joined parliamentarians, faith leaders and their friends and neighbours to light the darkness. If you missed the UK HMD 2022 Ceremony, you can watch it here.
The iconic Piccadilly Lights displayed portraits of Holocaust survivors in the lead up to the national moment for Holocaust Memorial Day 2022, and at 8pm, the screen lit up with a commemorative candle. A group of Holocaust survivors watched from the ground and held candles in a powerful moment captured in this short video.