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At an event in Nottingham yesterday afternoon (Saturday 12 March), HMDT Chief Executive Olivia Marks-Woldman launched the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2017: How can life go on?

Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2016 saw people all across the UK come together at thousands of diverse activities, remembering all those affected by the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.

The UK Commemorative Ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 took place on Wednesday 27 January 2016 at London's historic Guildhall. It was broadcast on BBC Two.

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is delighted to announce that The Prince of Wales will succeed The Queen as its Patron.

Ten Holocaust survivors who have worked tirelessly to support Holocaust commemoration and education have been recognised in the 2016 New Year’s Honours list.

19 year old illustrator and visual artist Gideon Summerfield met a group of Holocaust survivors.

Today, 24 April 2015, marks the centenary of the deportation of Armenian intellectuals from Constantinople (Istanbul), recognised as the start of the Ottoman Empire’s campaign to destroy its Armenian population.

The nation's Holocaust Memorial Day 2015 UK Commemorative Ceremony, organised by Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) took place yesterday (27 January) at Central Hall Westminster, with a huge gathering of survivors, dignitaries and celebrities participating in a moving and poignant event.

Internationally renowned sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor has been revealed as the artist behind the candle design for our 70 candles for 70 years project in an exclusive Sunday Times feature.

In commemorating the lives of the family members who she was never able to meet, one second-generation refugee of Nazi persecution demonstrates how powerful an act of remembrance can be, and how important it is to keep the memory alive.