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We are delighted to announce the launch of our new education resources to help schools, community groups and individuals mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 in meaningful and accessible ways.

During this year’s Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month, historian Rainer Schulze reminds us of the systematic persecution the Roma and Sinti suffered during the period of Nazi rule in Germany and in Nazi-occupied Europe.

International Roma Day is an opportunity for us all to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Roma people.

A special commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen took place at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, on Friday, 4 April - ahead of the official anniversary on 15 April.

Holocaust Memorial Day is a national day that takes place on 27 January. We commemorate the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered during the Holocaust, and the millions more murdered under Nazi persecution. Prejudice still continues today within our communities and across the UK. We also learn and commemorate where persecution led in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is the charity established by the government to promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) in the UK. We help protect the legacy of the Holocaust against denial and distortion, and shape a future built on empathy, understanding and respect. We bring the nation together to remember persecutions of the past and stand against hatred and prejudice in the present.