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Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

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We're recruiting!

We're currently looking for a Senior Operations and Finance Manager, Development Officer and Executive Officer to join our team.

Download the recruitment pack on our website for more info and how to apply.

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17 May is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

Today we are remembering all the LGBT people persecuted by the Nazis and stand with LGBT people around the world who continue to be targeted today.

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This year marks 30 years since the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, which began in April 1994.

While the massacres were continuing the UN Security Council debated the situation. in 1994 the UN agreed to send 6,800 troops and policemen to protect civilians.

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in 1943 the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ended. Approximately 750 of the ghetto inhabitants had fought the Nazis to resist being taken to camps.

More than 56,000 Jews were taken from the ghetto, with 7,000 being shot upon capture and 49,000 deported to concentration camps.

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We're a Development Officer!

This is a new role, supporting the development team to maximise voluntary income.

Visit our website to learn more, and apply by 3 June.

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As we mark 30 years since the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, we are sharing our Deputy CEO, Dr Rachel Century's blog post about her trip to Rwanda in 2022.

Rachel shares her photos, and reflects on what they say about the genocide – before, during and after it took place.

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Missed last night’s Yom HaShoah UK National Holocaust Commemoration? Watch and hear poignant stories of resilience and hope. 🕯️Watch now: youtube.com/live/8sXw5Mslm…

Missed last night’s Yom HaShoah UK National Holocaust Commemoration? Watch and hear poignant stories of resilience and hope. 🕯️Watch now: youtube.com/live/8sXw5Mslm… #NeverAgain #YomHaShoah2024
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in 1945, Mauthausen Concentration Camp was liberated.

Prisoners at Mauthausen were used as slave labour, many worked in the quarry or created munitions.

More than 190,000 people were imprisoned at Mauthausen and at least 90,000 people were murdered there.

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3,700 organisations marked 2024.

Read the Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 Impact Report to learn about the impact HMD 2024 had on communities across the UK.
hmd.org.uk/news/hmd-2024-…

3,700 organisations marked #HolocaustMemorialDay 2024. Read the Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 Impact Report to learn about the impact HMD 2024 had on communities across the UK. hmd.org.uk/news/hmd-2024-…
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in 1933, the SA and police occupied the offices of German Trade Unions, seizing control of them.

were closed down, their headquarters and records were seized, and their leaders attacked and imprisoned.

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ONE WEEK TODAY - mark Yom HaShoah with us with the final chance to see 'Kindness: A Legacy of the Holocaust' in the company of our dear friend Susan Pollack OBE.
ENTRANCE BY TICKET ONLY: ticketsource.co.uk/kindness/t-rpd…
In partnership with The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) Yad Vashem UK Generation 2 Generation shulinthewood

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