On 27 January

we mark Holocaust Memorial Day On 27 January we mark Holocaust Memorial Day

by remembering the millions of people killed On 27 January we mark Holocaust Memorial Day by remembering the millions of people killed

we mark Holocaust Memorial Day by remembering the millions of people killed. On 27 January we mark Holocaust Memorial Day by remembering the millions of people killed during the Holocaust

we mark Holocaust Memorial Day by remembering the millions of people killed. On 27 January we mark Holocaust Memorial Day by remembering the millions of people killed during the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution

we mark Holocaust Memorial Day by remembering the millions of people killed. On 27 January we mark Holocaust Memorial Day by remembering the millions of people killed during the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides

we mark Holocaust Memorial Day by remembering the millions of people killed. On 27 January we mark Holocaust Memorial Day by remembering the millions of people killed during the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.

Together we honour survivors and challenge ourselves to use the lessons of their experiences to inform our lives today.

The Holocaust The gates of Auschwitz – Birkenau ©Bill Hunt

‘The most poignant reminder of all from the past is a photograph I found at the Portuguese Red Cross archive. ‘It is of a group of 14 children… At the front is a skinny little girl of three-and-a-half. This is Fanny Zimetbaum – the child I was once.’ Joan Salter, survivor of the Holocaust

Nazi persecution

‘I remember Auschwitz every waking moment of my life.’ Ceija Stojka, Roma survivor of Nazi persecution

Genocide in cambodia Prisoners at Tuol Sleng Prison ©Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocide

‘I come from a family of performers. I am the only one left.’ Arn Chorn-Pond, survivor of the Genocide in Cambodia

Genocide in rwanda 1994 Names of people murdered at Kigali Memorial Centre, Rwanda © Celanr Creative Commons

‘I had survived for a purpose, to carry on the memory and make sure our lost ones weren’t lost in vain.’ Eric Eugene Murangwa, survivor of the Genocide in Rwanda

Genocide in bosnia 1995 Coffins ready for burial in Potočari Village © Richard Newell

‘We learnt about the concentration and extermination camps during the Holocaust, and could not understand how people could do such things. And then came the Bosnian War.’ Safet Vukalić, survivor of the Bosnian War

Genocide in darfur present Um Ziefa burning village, Darfur © Brian Steidle

‘I grabbed my sister and mother by the hand and we turned and ran. My brothers ran after us, leaving my father standing firm and alone. In the distance beneath the helicopter, a massed rank of horsemen swept forward, firing their guns and screaming as they smashed into the village.’ Halima Bashir, survivor of the Genocide in Darfur Extract from Tears of the Desert, Halima Bashir and Damien Lewis, 2008

For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015,

we will keep the memory alive of the millions of people murdered during genocide across the world

For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015, we will keep the memory alive of the millions of people murdered as a result genocide across the world and honour those who survived.

For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015,

Join thousands of others across the UK

For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015, Join thousands of others across the UK To Remember the past

For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015, Join thousands of others across the UK To Remember the past To challenge hatred today

For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015, Join thousands of others across the UK To Remember the past To challenge hatred today To Create a safer, better future

Memory Makers

For Holocaust Memorial Day 2015 our Memory Makers project has paired genocide survivors with a range of artists, who are responding to their stories creatively.

Memory Makers

Memory Makers aims to ensure survivors’ experiences aren’t lost to history, and that a new generation can engage with the stories of genocide.

Memory Makers

If everyone who is moved by this project shares one story with one person, we will have taken a huge step towards keeping the memory alive.

Memory Makers

Explore the Memory Makers project online: Keepthememoryalive.hmd.org.uk

How will you keep the memory alive for Holocaust Memorial Day?

Light a candle

How will you keep the memory alive for Holocaust Memorial Day? Light a candle take part in an hmd activity

How will you keep the memory alive for Holocaust Memorial Day? Light a candle take part in an hmd activity Share the life story of a survivor

How will you keep the memory alive for Holocaust Memorial Day? Light a candle take part in an hmd activity Share the life story of a survivor keepthememoryalive.hmd.org.uk

‘If something happens I would want that there be somebody who would remember that someone named D. Berger had once lived. This will make things easier in the difficult moments.’ David Berger, murdered during the Holocaust

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust Learning lessons from the past to create a safer, better future. hmd.uk #HMD2015