Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) on 27 January is the day to remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in the genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) is the charity which promotes and supports HMD in the UK.| Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Our resources can help you learn more about the Holocaust and genocide and plan your own HMD activity. Explore life stories of survivors and those who were murdered, virtual activities, schools materials, films, images and more. You can filter them by genocide and type of resource.| Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Sheila Hancock reads the poem Refugee Blues by W H Auden.| Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Pastor Martin Niemöller is best known for writing First They Came - one of the most famous poems about the Holocaust - but he is a complicated figure. Initially an antisemitic Nazi supporter, his views changed when he was imprisoned in a concentration camp for speaking out against Nazi control of churches. He later encouraged Germans to take responsibility for Nazi atrocities.| Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
In 2003 two Darfuri rebel groups, the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), launched attacks on Sudanese Government military targets. The Sudanese Government reacted by arming militia – the Janjaweed (translation, ‘devils on horseback’) – to attack black African people in Darfur who were perceived to be supportive of the rebels.| Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
First They Came is a poem by Pastor Martin Niemoller| Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
