27 January marks Holocaust Memorial Day, commemorating the six million Jews — and millions of other marginalised people, whether LGBTQ+, disabled, Romani, or otherwise considered “lesser” — killed by the Nazis in the course of the Holocaust. Holocaust Memorial Day also serves to highlight the victims of more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur, reminding us that the lessons of the past are no guarantee of future safety.
If you would like to learn more about the Holocaust, the Library now has a display with various fiction and non-fiction books covering the topic. This will remain in place until Monday, 6 February. S1/2 pupils will also be called to an assembly on the afternoon of 27 January, to attend a service of remembrance for victims of the Holocaust.
Additionally, you can access a number of resources & activities online:
- Learn about the Holocaust and other genocides, up to present day;
- Watch Ordinary People, a short film including testimony from Holocaust survivor Dr Martin Stern MBE, and Amouna Adam, a survivor of the genocide in Darfur;
- Browse the Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Journeys website, an interactive learning experience that uses everyday objects to trace the lives of four people irreversibly affected by the Holocaust;
- View Compromised Identities?, an online exhibition exploring perpetration and collaboration during the Holocaust using primary source material, interviews, and expert discussion from scholars. Note: This website contains some graphic imagery and descriptions, which may be upsetting.
