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On 25 January 2019, more than 100 people from the local community attended a Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony hosted at Bradford City Hall.

Lesbian, gay and trans life in Germany began to thrive at the beginning of the 20th century. Berlin in particular was one of the most liberal cities in Europe with a number of lesbian, gay and trans organisations, cafés, bars, publications and cultural events taking place.

In the second of his blogs on the theme Stand Together, Dr Martin Stern MBE, a survivor of the Holocaust, discusses the true meaning of Standing Together in past and present times.

The opposition Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) ended the genocide when it entered Kigali in July 1994. It formed a Government of National Unity headed by President Pasteur Bizimungu, bringing together parties that did not participate in the genocide together.

For hundreds of years, people have been persecuted and murdered because of their identity. This background knowledge is essential to understanding how the legal concept of ‘genocide’ was developed.

Ten Holocaust survivors who have worked tirelessly to support Holocaust commemoration and education have been recognised in the 2016 New Year’s Honours list.

On 27 January, more than 500 people came together at Belfast City Hall to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2020.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2017 was marked in Wales at the National Service of Commemoration at Cardiff City Hall on Friday 27 January.

This blog was written for HMDT by Charlotte Lee, who was an HMDT Youth Champion and member of the HMDT Youth Champion Board.

We were joined by 200 people online as we launched brand new resources to support people across the UK to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2025.