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We are delighted to announce that three new Trustees have been appointed to the Board of Trustees at Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.

Claudia Hyde recently took part in a study trip to Budapest as part of the Fellowship Programme run by the organisation René Cassin. In this Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) blog for Refugee Week 2019 she reflects on the current treatment of refugees in Hungary and the importance of individuals and organisations standing together to challenge prejudice and oppression.

We are delighted that survivors of the Holocaust have been named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2019.

Today, survivors of the Holocaust and genocide launched the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2020: Stand Together.

April 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. In this blog, students from Hampton School reflect on the impact of meeting Sophie Masareka, a survivor of the genocide.

We are delighted to announce that more than 10,000 activities took place across the UK to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2019, with 46% more individual organisations marking HMD compared to January 2018.

Lead Youth Advocate Nikos shares his experiences of the HMDT Youth Conference, and looks back on a year of the HMDT Youth programmes.

We’ve been delighted with the level of interest in Holocaust Memorial Day this year, and in the research we released on 27 January 2019.

On Monday 28 January the National Commemorative event for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2019 took place in Glasgow.

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust was delighted to work with partners in Wales to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Friday 25 January at Cardiff City Hall.