In the UK we mark Holocaust Memorial Day each year on 27 January, the anniversary of the day on which the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp was liberated by Soviet armed forces. Many teachers will address the themes of genocide, prejudice and discrimination through educational activities during January. This work will not be solely contained in History lessons, spreading across many areas of the curriculum and school life.
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2013
Our workshop for Scotland is taking place in Glasgow on 26 November 2012 at 4pm.
There are still FREE places available!
The workshop will be a fantastic opportunity to interpret, teach and incorporate our specially commissioned song “A Bridge of Voice”, within the setting of your HMD activity. You can find out more about this workshop and the others in our programme here
If for any reason you are unable to make this date, all the resources you’ll need to perform the song including MP3 files, lyrics, the score and a study guide are available on our website here shortly.
If you are interested in attending the Glasgow workshop we’d love to hear from you. Just reply with your full name, address and contact details and we can sign you up and send you confirmation details. Please let us know of any queries and we look forward to hearing from you.
HMD.UK Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
PO Box 61074
London
SE1P 5BX
t. 020 7785 7029e. enquiries@hmd.org.uk
Holocaust Memorial Day 2013
Learning Lessons from the Past
Sunday 11 November 2012 was Remembrance Sunday and with Holocaust Memorial Day 2013 coming soon in January, it’s a fitting time to think about planning your activity to commemorate the Holocaust and other genocides. On Remembrance Sunday we take time to remember and reflect on the sacrifices made by our courageous men and women who fought in the First and Second World Wars and in more recent conflicts, who gave their lives for the peace and freedom we enjoy today.
It was these men and women who liberated concentration camps such as Bergen Belsen and allowed persecuted people to walk free. They were not the only ones who rescued people facing persecution, ordinary men and women such as Paul Grüninger did what they thought was right. It was these individuals who also fought against hatred and allowed communities to come together. To continue their actions and bring your community together on Holocaust Memorial Day, 27 January 2013 read our Theme Paper Communities Together: Build a Bridge and order your free Campaign Pack today.
To bring your school community together on 27 January visit our education website for free our resources.
Holocaust education – teacher professional development
Holocaust education is a theme addressed every year by teachers in many Scottish schools, and commemorated each January around Holocaust Memorial Day. We know that teachers appreciate professional development opportunities to increase their understanding of the subject and consider appropriate approaches to learning and teaching about genocide, prejudice and discrimination.
The Holocaust Education Trust will be running a free one-day Scottish Teachers’ Seminar in Glasgow on Saturday 10th November. Keynote speakers will include Ingrid and Henry Wuga, who came to the UK as part of the Kindertransport and settled in Scotland, as well as other presenters. To register an interest in participating in the seminar, contact Richard Hill at HET, richard.hill@het.org.uk
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is offering a workshop session for organisers of local events, including teachers. This half day afternoon event will be held in Edinburgh on Tuesday 16th October. HMDT staff will take participants through the campaign materials available to support activities around Holocaust Memorial Day in January 2013, which has the theme of ‘Communities together: Build a Bridge’. Booking details for this free opportunity are on the webpage.
