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Wales marks HMD 2024

On 26 January, people from across Wales came together to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) at a poignant ceremony in Cardiff. Watch the ceremony here.

Scotland marks HMD 2024

The Scottish Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony was held on 30 January in the Scottish Parliament. Watch the full Ceremony here.

Northern Ireland marks HMD 2024

Northern Ireland came together on 23 January for a poignant and meaningful Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony in Belfast. Watch the Ceremony here.

The UK marks HMD 2024

The UK marks HMD 2024

People came together across the UK to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2024, culminating in the streaming of curated moments from the HMD 2024 UK Ceremony and the Light the Darkness national moment. Here we highlight just some of the ways Holocaust Memorial Day was marked this year.

HMDT blog: Five ways to mark HMD at your workplace

HMDT blog: Five ways to mark HMD at your workplace

Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) offers workplaces the opportunity to bring employees together to reflect on lessons from the past and remember the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of people murdered under Nazi persecution of other groups and during more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.

HMDT blog: How can I teach children about the importance of HMD?

HMDT blog: How can I teach children about the importance of HMD?

This year we have partnered with 2Simple to create a range of resources on the Purple Mash platform to encourage more primary schools to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). These online activities build on the Primary School Assembly that introduces pupils to HMD, the Holocaust and discrimination in an age-appropriate way. The resources encourage pupils to think about consequences and impact of discrimination on those targeted.