Jan
27
HMD 2010: The Legacy of Hope
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Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is commemorated internationally on 27 January each year. This date was chosen as it is the anniversary of the day in 1945 on which the Soviet Army liberated the largest Nazi concentration camp – Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Each year the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust urges all of us in the UK to pause and reflect on what can heppen when racism, prejudice and exclusionary behaviour are left unchecked. On HMD we should take the time to see how the lessons of the past can play a part in our communities today.
HMD provides a time for us to:
- Remember the victims and survivors
