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The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is delighted to announce that The Rt Hon Sir Sajid Javid has been officially confirmed as the organisation’s new Chair at the charity’s Annual General Meeting.

Mala Tribich MBE was born Mala Helfgott in 1930 in Piotrkow, Poland. She was the second of three children with an older brother Ben, and a younger sister Lusia. Her early childhood was lost to the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939. Mala and her family were forced into the Piotrkow Trybunalski ghetto – the first Nazi ghetto established in Poland. Life there was marked by overcrowding, severe malnutrition and the constant fear of deportation.

By becoming part of the conversation about Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) on social media, you can help bring the nation together to remember and shape a future built on empathy, understanding and respect. Here you will find tips and resources to help you confidently raise awareness and share engaging posts about HMD.

Li-Da Kruger, an award-winning filmmaker and producer, was born in Cambodia in 1974. She was evacuated from her homeland as a young baby, just days before the Khmer Rouge orchestrated the genocide that claimed around two million lives between 1975 and 1979

Holocaust survivor, John Hajdu MBE features in HMDT's latest video which confronts the stark reality that every year, there are fewer Holocaust survivors able to share their life stories firsthand.