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Holocaust Memorial Day: learning from the past for a better future
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January every year, an annual reminder of historic and current genocides. Each year hundreds of events take place as part of HMD commemorations. Holocaust Memorial Trust Chief Olivia Marks-Woldman says libraries unique place in local communities means they can make a valuable contribute on the day.
WHAT we learn in libraries has a lasting impact on our lives. Whether it’s through reading books, accessing information online or attending events – libraries are the local community’s portal to knowledge. Libraries therefore have a crucial role to play in teaching us about the past, and ensuring we all learn lessons from it.
On Holocaust Memorial Day, which takes place every year on 27 January, we learn these lessons from the past in order to build a better future.
What is Holocaust Memorial Day? Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is the international day when we remember the
six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, the victims of Nazi persecution and those murdered in genocides which have taken place since, in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. It takes place on 27 January because this date marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.
HMD is for everyone. It is a time when we
seek to learn the lessons of the past and recog- nise that genocide does not just take place on its own – it’s a steady process which can begin if discrimination, racism and hatred are not checked and prevented.
There is still much to do to create a safer future and HMD is an opportunity to start
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Olivia Marks-Woldman is Chief Executive of the Holocaust Memorial Trust.
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