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Over 200 people from across the UK joined us online yesterday for the launch of the new theme for HMD 2023.

Today we published ‘Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 In Review’: How did the UK mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2022? And what was the impact on those who took part?

Scotland came together online to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2022, with a moving Ceremony featuring the testimony of Holocaust and genocide survivors.

The Wales Commemorative Ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 was pre-recorded at City Hall, Cardiff, and watched by households across Wales.

The Northern Ireland Ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2022 was held online and featured moving survivor testimony and musical performances.

Thousands of people across the country watched the UK Ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2022 and joined parliamentarians, faith leaders and their friends and neighbours to light the darkness.

We’re delighted to announce the four winners of our One Day youth photography competition. Their photos are now exhibited, alongside a selection of 17 others, in our digital One Day youth photography exhibition, launching today.

Our Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales, has commissioned seven leading artists to paint seven survivors of the Holocaust, for display at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace. This important process has been recorded in a documentary by the BBC.

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Beacon Schools programme, the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education asked the schools for their ten ‘top tips’ to help schools to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2022.

Clare Lawlor, from the Imperial War Museums (IWM), shares the story of a red jumper that makes up part of the new Holocaust Galleries at IWM London. She explains what this simple artefact can tell us about a young woman’s experiences during the Holocaust.