Holocaust Memorial Day sees nations come together to remember the lives of the six million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust.
Although the day was created to remember those murdered in the Holocaust, Organisers Holocaust Memorial Day Trust share that it is also for more recent genocides such as Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust said that the day is for everyone, sharing that "each year across the UK, thousands of people come together to learn more about the past and take action to create a safer future."
Every year the day has a theme, with this year being Vision, which the trust says "highlights the ordinary people who let genocide happen, the ordinary people who actively perpetrated genocide, and the ordinary people who were persecuted".
Join @KirstyWark on 26 January as she hosts the UK Online Commemoration for #HolocaustMemorialDay 2023.
— Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (@HMD_UK) January 23, 2023
We will hear from survivors of the Holocaust and genocide, learn from the past and commit to creating a better future together. #HMD2023
You can find out more information on Holocaust Memorial Day via the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust website.
When is Holocaust Memorial Day?
The day is marked on the same day every year on January 27.
The date is chosen to mark the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.
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