HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2018 in review 11,000 activities

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust has a clear vision: that Holocaust Memorial We distributed 2018 Day activities will enable people to learn lessons from the past in order to create a safer, better future. 152,000 About HMD Booklets At local events all around the country, people take part in diverse activities 11,000 that make a real difference to what We distributed activities they know about the Holocaust and

genocide, how they feel about people 10,000 7,700 activities affected by persecution, and what Activity Packs, action they go on to do as a result up from 8,050 in 2017 of attending. This year, more activities than ever before took place to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). At each of these, The theme for HMD 2018 was The people came together to remember power of words, encouraging us all to examine the way that words can be

the millions of people murdered during 5,590 activities the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution used for both good and evil. You can and in the genocides which took place read more about our theme on page four. since, in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia Holocaust Memorial Day Trust supports and Darfur. On Holocaust Memorial these activities and promotes HMD Day, we honour the survivors of these around the UK. This Annual Review atrocities and use the lessons of their reflects our work this year and how we experience to challenge hatred and are achieving the five goals which guide

discrimination today. our organisation. 3,600 activities In libraries and schools, museums Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) and workplaces, thousands of activities is the charity established and funded took place, enabling people to learn by the UK Government to promote lessons from the past to create a and support HMD in the UK. safer, better future. 2,400 activities 2,006 activities 1,443 activities 1,276 activities 758 activities 530 activities 466 activities 445 activities HMD established HMDt established 266 activities

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2 HMD 2018 in review hmd.org.uk 3 uk commemorative ceremony

goal one On Thursday 25 January, 800 guests Pearl Mackie and Celia Imrie. Music To promote Holocaust Memorial Day across the UK including survivors of the Holocaust was performed by the Klezmer Klub, and genocide, and faith, civic and Roma Bridging Sounds Orchestra political leaders, attended the UK and Coda – a choir from Sedgehill Commemorative Ceremony for School in London. The traditional Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 at Jewish memorial prayer, El Male the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Rachamim, was sung by Cantor central London. Jonny Turgel and introduced by The ceremony featured personal Rabbi Harry Jacobi MBE. testimonies from survivors of genocide, Throughout the ceremony guests films, readings and music. Sameena heard powerful speeches from Ali-Khan narrated the ceremony with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and the The theme for HMD 2018, The power From school students to politicians, contributors including Charles Dance Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of of words, was chosen and developed journalists to faith leaders, thousands OBE, Jonathan Dimbleby, Sir Derek State for Housing, Communities and by HMDT, enabling thousands of of people reflected on The power of Jacobi CBE, Maureen Lipman CBE, Local Government. groups across the country to hold words this year. thought provoking activities. HMD events explored the impact that words had in the Holocaust and genocides which followed, through HMD Partnership Group propaganda used to incite, through Our Partnership Group brings slogans written in resistance, and together UK national organisations through memoirs written to record and working in the field of Holocaust respond to what was going on. or genocide commemoration and Our theme also enabled organisations education. Meeting four times a and individuals to explore the impact year, the group provides a forum of words used today on ourselves and for sharing ideas and information Alia Derriey, HMD Youth Champion those around us – in newspapers, about marking HMD, and discussing online and in conversations. issues related to our work.

Charles Dance OBE, Celia Imrie, Helen Aronson (survivor of the Holocaust), Sir Derek Jacobi CBE, Maureen Lipman CBE and Pearl Mackie

Survivors and guests attended a reception following the Ceremony When I write I can shake off“ all my cares; my sorrow disappears; my spirits are revived.

Anne Frank, written in her diary, 5 April 1944 Thousands of people used their words and took part Helen Aronson, Tomas Grundza, Sokphal Din, Immaculée Hedden, in our Postcard Project. Find out more on Page 17. Rabbi Harry Jacobi MBE Sabit Jakupović and Ismail Yagoub lit six memorial candles. 4 HMD 2018 in review” hmd.org.uk 5 Newham Music’s Roma Bridging Sounds Orchestra Ceremonies in Wales, The event also featured musical Scotland and Northern performances from Notre Dame Ireland School Choir, Glasgow Schools String Ensemble and Dr Lev Atlas from the Supported by Holocaust Memorial Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Day Trust, ceremonies and Students from Rosshall Academy commemorations to mark Holocaust performed a drama piece which focused on genocides that have taken Jonathan Dimbleby Memorial Day 2018 also took place in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. place since the Holocaust.

Wales Hosted by First Minister Carwyn Jones and the Leader of Cardiff Council, Volunteering at the Councillor Huw Thomas, guests heard speeches from Lady Milena UK Ceremony“ was Grenfell-Baines MBE, who was one a really moving, of the children to be saved from the and rewarding Coda from Sedgehill School Holocaust on the last train organised by Sir Nicholas Winton in 1939, Dr Northern Ireland experience. To share Mukesh Kapila CBE, former United the same room with Nations Resident and Humanitarian Hosted by The Executive Office, so many survivors Coordinator in Sudan, and two school Northern Ireland, guests at the pupils from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg commemoration heard from Dr Martin was an honour. Plasmawr who spoke about their visit Stern MBE who was arrested by the Amy Simpkins, Volunteer to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Music was Nazis when he was five years old. As performed by members of the Cardiff part of the event, guests watched a County and Vale of Glamorgan Youth film of Martin’s earlier visit to Northern Choir and extracts from the play Ireland, in which he shared his Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Survivors by Gwynne Edwards were personal experiences with school and Communities and Local Government ” performed. community groups. Other participants included Maolíosa McHugh, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Rabbi Singer, the Education Authority Music Service Youth Orchestra and representatives from faith, disability, LGBT and other minority communities. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

Scotland Coordinated by Interfaith Scotland, guests at the National Commemorative event for HMD 2018 in Scotland heard speeches from First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, the Lord The UK Commemorative Ceremony was Provost of Glasgow and Chair of Sameena Ali-Khan supported by a fantastic team of 120 volunteers HMDT, Laura Marks OBE.

6 HMD 2018 in review hmd.org.uk 7 House of Lords Reception Media and social media We partnered with Twitter to produce On Tuesday 16 January a reception Peers were joined by survivors of the We ensured the messages of a special emoji for HMD 2018, raising to mark HMD 2018 was held at The Holocaust, and the genocides which HMD reached millions of people awareness of the day online. House of Lords. Hosted by Lord followed, in the River Room, House through online, print, radio and Shinkwin and Baroness Finlay, and of Lords. Guests were welcomed by TV features: supported by Holocaust Memorial Day the Lord Speaker, Lord Fowler, who Trust, Peers heard from Joan Salter reiterated the important contributions MBE, a child survivor of the Holocaust survivors and their families have made and Safet Vukalić, a survivor of the to British life, including within the two Genocide in Bosnia. Houses of Parliament.

Sky News Sunrise The Times The Metro How many of us remember the childhood On Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, BBC saying, “Sticks and“ stones may break my HMD 2018 was marked by tens of bones, but words will never hurt me”? thousands of people. HMDT developed more content than ever before, I wonder if we can also remember how encouraging people to share survivor old we were when we realised that the experiences, learn more about the opposite was true – that nothing has Holocaust and genocide and explore greater power to hurt than words. the theme The power of words.

Lord Shinkwin 3,362 print and online pieces about HMD, up from 2,180 in 2017 ” The Guardian

Safet Vukalić

Baroness Finlay, Laura Marks OBE, Joan Salter MBE, The Lord Speaker, Safet Vukalić and Lord Shinkwin. Joan Salter MBE Lord Shinkwin

8 HMD 2018 in review hmd.org.uk 9 goal two To support individuals and organisations across the UK in marking Holocaust Memorial Day

Exhibition at Ballymoney Museum HMD across the UK Support workers and local activities

Our Support Workers played a key Andrew Morris role in promoting HMD across the East of England UK, inspiring activity organisers Mandy Penellum to hold even more engaging and North West Hertfordshire’s schools held an HMD commemoration for 650 students. innovative HMD activities. Here are GMB Union’s Preston branch The event included the testimony of some of their HMD 2018 highlights: organised a conference for HMD at survivor of the Holocaust Zigi Shipper their office. Staff watched HMDT films, BEM. Pupils from Dame Alice Owen’s discussed the theme, The power of School created a display of poetry, words, and learnt about the ten Mary-Anne Edwards artwork and shoes made from different stages of genocide, before sharing South West materials, based on the work of a lunch including Challah, a traditional Primo Levi, author and survivor of Dorset County Museum marked HMD Jewish bread. with a display about a local resident, the Holocaust. One staff member wrote afterwards: ‘I Harry Grenville, who came to Britain At St Albans High School, two pupils have heard the words ‘Holocaust’ and on the Kindertransport in 1939. who had visited Auschwitz delivered ‘genocide’, but never truly understood HMD lessons for their peers. The display included a spoon engraved the full meaning. HMD at Preston has with his birth name Heinz, which really been thought-provoking.’ Harry brought to the UK hidden in his suitcase, and told the story of Harry’s life in Dorset through photographs. Julian Harrison The display was linked to Dorchester’s Shirley Lennon East Midlands HMD commemorative event, where Northern Ireland Jamila’s Legacy, a self-help support Harry Grenville spoke. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough group in Leicester delivered a Council organised an exhibition, at presentation and workshop on the Ballymoney Museum, featuring items 2018 theme, The power of words, from Millisle Farm and items from the and the topic of disabled people ‘Conflict Textiles’ collection at Ulster persecuted by the Nazis. University. Workshops for children Guests heard about the T4 about the Holocaust ran alongside ‘Euthanasia’ Programme, as well as the exhibition. the story of Sophie Scholl, a member Flowerfield Arts Centre held of the White Rose Movement, an anti- screenings of survivor testimonies and Nazi resistance group. Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre This prompted discussions about the held film screenings of Son of Saul issue of mental disability and human and Destination Unknown, attracting rights in today’s society. Harry Grenville at Dorset County Museum Pupils from Hertfordshire’s schools audiences of 250 people.

10 HMD 2018 in review hmd.org.uk 11 well as readings and discussions. Ali, a survivor of the Genocide in Carole Gillespie Richard Spencer Rwanda, told his story and shared his Scotland Wales experience of living in the UK. TWFRS Hawick Library held an exhibition and For HMD 2018, the Welsh Muslim also produced their own packs to presentation for school pupils and staff Cultural Foundation organised an encourage individual stations to get at Jedburgh Grammar School. This interfaith event. This included an involved with marking HMD. included a display from Yad Vashem exhibition on The Muslim Schindlers Display at Chatham Memorial Synagogue about the Holocaust and survivor of World War Two, and a discussion and Rochester Cathedral storyboards from the school. about Jewish-Muslim relations with a Welsh representative from the UK Phil Mears Dr Max Debono-de-Laurentis, a South East scholar, spoke about children during Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Regional Community Cohesion Medway marked HMD at Chatham the Holocaust, and two senior Nicola Toms students, Alexander Edwards and Co-ordinator for East Gwent and Memorial Synagogue as part of a West Midlands Lauren Reilly, spoke about their visit to an honorary Muslim chaplain at the Friday evening service. Presentations Auschwitz. Lauren said: ‘It teaches you University of South Wales. and prayers were led by local schools, Birmingham City Council organised a to not take anything for granted and Medway Youth Council, Medway community-led HMD event with poetry not to complain.’ Inter-Faith Action and Kent Police, and music in the city centre. with members of the synagogue. Rainbow Voices, a Midlands-based Rosie Crook Prayers for peace were said in choir for lesbian, gay, bisexual and Yorkshire and the Humber different languages. trans people, and their friends, closed Over one week, HMP Wealstun in On display in the synagogue and the ceremony. They performed the Weatherby embedded HMD in English, Rochester Cathedral were red Theme from Schindler’s List and Maths and Art lessons. Poster displays crosses, stitched onto quilts by the sang in Yiddish and Hebrew. There at the entrance to the prison and in the community, to symbolise the number was also a candle-lighting ceremony education department supported this of people murdered by the Nazis to remember everyone who was work. under Aktion T4. murdered in the Holocaust and under Education manager Dorothy Pierrepont Nazi Persecution. 10th Pinner Brownies said: ‘The theme provoked really strong feedback from prisoners and led to discussions around feelings, as well as creative work in art and good engagement with English and Maths.’ Susanna Hunter-Darch Greater London The 10th Pinner Brownies group, 25 girls aged seven to ten years old, Anya Bonner heard the story of Kindertransportee North East Renie Inow and wrote to her as part Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue of the HMD 2018 postcard project. Service (TWFRS) hosted a training ‘Your story made me sad, I would hate morning for all staff about HMD, to leave my family. But I’m glad you focusing on the use of language in the shared your story with me. I hope you community. There was a workshop Rainbow Voices at Birmingham’s HMD event are happy now’ wrote one Brownie. on The power of words theme, as

12 HMD 2018 in review hmd.org.uk 13 Youth Champion programme goal three To commemorate and increase understanding of the This year, the HMDT Youth Champion programme, led by our Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and subsequent genocides, Youth Champion Board, empowered young people to be the and what can occur post-genocide, through the life stories driving force behind Holocaust Memorial Day. We facilitated of those who suffered and were murdered in them four Youth Champion workshops and equipped young people with leadership and communication skills, enabling them to raise awareness of HMD amongst their peers. survivors’ reception Youth Champion board On Thursday 18 January, more than 150 survivors of the Holocaust and genocide were welcomed by The Lord Mayor of London to a special reception at Mansion House. The reception, organised by Hayley Barnabas Adam Anna Daisy Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, Lead Youth Deputy Lead Champion Youth Champion honoured the contributions to British society made by survivors and refugees of the Holocaust and of the genocides which have taken The Lord Mayor of London, Charles Bowman place since, in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. Gida Niamh Nikos Speakers included The Lord Mayor Danielle Emma of London Charles Bowman, Chief Executive of Holocaust Memorial Day Trust Olivia Marks- Youth Champions Youth Champions speaking to Woldman, HMDT’s new Honorary speaking at an HMD local primary school students in Wales Vice President Sir Eric Pickles event in Dorchester and HMDT Lead Youth Champion Hayley Carlyle. Janine Webber BEM and Agnes Members of the Youth Champion Grunwald-Spier MBE Board created an exhibition at the Wiener Library

Legacy Consultative Group

The Legacy Consultative Group supports our work to ensure that the Holocaust is Members of the EAGA Gospel Youth Champions in Choir performed in Leicester at the centre of Holocaust Memorial Day. Northern Ireland The group comprises survivors of the Holocaust, refugees from the Holocaust, and representatives of the second and third generations, alongside trustees of Being a Youth Champion has helped me grow HMDT. The Legacy Consultative Group as a person and made“ me realise that young meets at least twice a year; its purpose is to offer advice to HMDT staff and trustees, people can, and do, make a difference. Guests at Mansion House and be consulted about relevant issues. Hayley Carlyle, Lead Youth Champion

14 HMD 2018 in review hmd.org.uk 15 education resources Postcard Project

We developed a wide range of Our primary school For HMD 2018, thousands of people teaching resources exploring the assembly told the took part in the HMD 2018 postcard theme The power of words, to help story of Anne Frank, project, encouraging people to 45,000 educators teach about the Holocaust and was developed use their own words to respond postcards were sent and genocide. in partnership with to the stories of Renie Inow, a to schools, universities Primary education Kindertransportee and Sedin Mustafić, and community groups. specialists Twinkl. a survivor of the Genocide in Bosnia.

Cambodia - a song sheet Our song sheets

This song sheet has been created for Holocaust Memorial Day For the first time we (HMD) 2018 and is part of a series which provides lyrics and music for songs created during, or in response to, a genocide. In this song sheet we showcase two of Cambodia’s most popular Nazi persecutionmusicians who were murdered during- a the genocidesong and invite sheet provided historical you to reflect on the attempt to eradicate their music and words. produced a Drama lesson to support This song sheet has been created for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2018 and is part of a series which provides lyrics and music for songs created during, or in response to, a genocide. As part of your Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration, Rwandayou - are a invited song to perform this sheetsong and learn more about the context, lyrics and genocide below. young people to explore life stories This song sheet has been created for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2018 and is part of a series which provides lyrics and music for songs created during, or in response to, a genocide. As part of your Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum sheet music for you are invited to perform this song and learn more about the The Holocaustgenocide below. - a song sheet © Christian Haugen The Genocide in Cambodia artistically in a thoughtful way.

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We worked with Stand Up: Education I am deeply moved and inspired against Discrimination to help teachers I wish that one day I that you have chosen to share Discrimination - yesterday and explore discrimination historically and to day your story with us. In partnership with grow up to be only half Stand Up! Education Against Discrimination in today’s society, and what students exploring survivor storiesThis resource is designed for use with Kady secondary school aged students or through drama young people. It is also suitable for adult learning groups. . In The power of words the person you are. Please note there are some upsetting examples of online antisemitism The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 is on slide 23. keeping with the theme, this activity uses drama techniques to explore the can do if they witness or experience experiences of Holocaust and genocide survivors. This lesson provides drama activities pioneered by Bertolt Brecht, which help Students at Milthorpe School in York YOU WILL NEED:the audience to learn facts about what happened, and protect performers from • Associated PowerPointtrying presentation: to re-enact traumatic situations. discrimination or hateful language. yesterday and today Discrimination – Malal • Life story of Jo Ingabire. Two versions (easy to read and full formats) are included at the end of this lesson plan for you to choose from, according to the level of your learners and the time you have available LEARNING OBJECTIVES: • Three differentiated Nazi propaganda worksheets. You will • All studentsneed will one identify per personexperiences or small of somegroup survivors during genocide and consider their emotions YOU WILL NEED: • All students will give examples of Bertolt Brecht’s life • Henry Wermuth life story and hisABOUT theatrical techniques THIS RESOURCE: • Jo Ingabire life story • SomeThis students resource will hascomment been createdon the question to explore of howissues around discrimination. It worksheetis differentiated Character mapping powerfulthroughout our words for differentare, and howabilities. we can use them • for good in society today (one per group) • SomeYou students can use will this create lesson a pieceplan as for notes performance or a basic to script• asBrecht you gobingo through sheet each PowerPoint commemorateslide. Holocaust Memorial Day

Your students will learn the history of how discrimination and hateful uses of language were BACKGROUNDused by perpetrators duringKNOWLEDGE: the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and the Genocide in Rwanda.

ThisYou activity will alsowould discuss work well antisemitism for a youth and or anti-Muslimcommunity theatrehatred ingroup, British or societya Key Stage today, 3 and or 4 what drama class. Some basic background knowledge of genocide at hmd.org.uk/interactive and the Holocaust ismight helpful be abut good to do if you are the victimAn introductionor a witness toto genocidea hate crime. not essential. Our lesson startingThis flexiblepoint for resource this activity. includes suggested activities as outlined below Your story has inspired me or do them all – in one session or over several. The optional extension activities that you will Backgroundfind throughout information are not sheets included are in provided the timings. for teachers on the Holocaust. You and can the choose Genocide some in Rwanda to help you answer students’ questions. TEACHER NOTES: We have been careful in this resource to suggest ways of using drama to tell stories from the Holocaust and genocide without the use of ‘empathetic techniques’ such as asking students to help others in any way to imagine themselves in the position of victimsPage 1 or of 10perpetrators. These exercises, while useful in other drama lessons, are problematic in teaching about the Holocaust, as trying to imagine themselves in unimaginable situations may cause stress to students or performers and limit their ability to absorb information about the history. By safely engaging students with real life stories, we inspire a more genuine empathy that leaves them wanting to learn more and share the storiesPage 1 theyof 6 have explored. I can and never take what I have for granted. Baveeta My pupils have varying learning disabilities and have some difficulty“ with empathy and expression. However, they have been so moved by the [life] stories, they have produced Our education some really lovely empathetic work and are resources were thinking hard about discrimination and how downloaded they can make a difference. Renie Inow Sedin Mustafić 20,000 Escaped persecution Survivor of the Angie Read, Westfield Arts College times on the Kindertransport Genocide in Bosnia, with his wife Selma

16 HMD 2018 in review ” hmd.org.uk 17 goal four To enable others to work towards a safer, better future by: goal five • Promoting a society free from hatred, To be a financially sound and effective organisation prejudice and persecution • Working to reduce the likelihood of future genocide

HMD provides an opportunity for 2018 Finances in review everyone to examine how they can create a safer, better future. HMDT The information below relates to commencing April 2017. The graph works throughout the year to support expenditure from April 2017. HMDT below demonstrates the approximate people to do this, through information received £1.15million in funding from breakdown in the areas of our on our website, signposting to the Ministry of Housing, Communities spending against the five goals that relevant organisations, and content and Local Government for the year underpin the work of HMDT. on social media. This year the HMDT blog has featured contributions from experts writing expenditure Our online films: Our Words about topics including Holocaust denial, rebuilding after the Genocide in Goal one costs relate to theme Goal two costs relate to all of Bosnia and the language of prejudice. The Experts’ Reference Group provides costs and National Commemorative the work we do to support local This year’s online films, Our Words, HMDT with expert advice on historical Events including the ceremonies held HMD activities and include the saw participants reflecting on the questions related to the Holocaust and in England, Scotland, Wales costs associated with our workshop, positive and negative impact of subsequent genocides, as well as their and Northern Ireland. Support Worker and Youth words used during the Holocaust and contemporary relevance, alongside Champion programmes. genocide, as well as in the UK today. other current issues. It is comprised 32% Our content encouraged thousands of of academics from a range of relevant 29% people online to consider the impact fields, educators, journalists, those

of intolerance and prejudice in the working in the faith and inter-faith sector, Goal five includes UK today – on the LGBT community, and in the cultural and heritage sector. Goal three governance and migrants and other minority groups. costs cover support costs. our resources including all the 4% production and distribution of all HMDT Staff and Trustees Fiyaz Mughal OBE Megan Donnelly Dr Joe Mulhall Genevieve Lazar Goal four of the resources Anita Peleg Joe Twilley shows our costs we released for Patron Trustees Tulip Siddiq MP Operations Team to share information HMD 2018 as well His Royal Highness, Chair Danny Stone MBE Jamie Lock and highlight the as our work to engage The Prince of Wales Laura Marks OBE Ended term of office Laura Newlyn Vice Chair contemporary relevance survivors of the Holocaust, Honorary President July 2017 Nic Shoults of the Holocaust and subsequent Nazi Persecution and subsequent Dilwar Hussain Martin McCluskey Ben Helfgott MBE Outreach Team Treasurer Nick Sigler genocides. This includes the genocides, to ensure their life stories Jessica Benham Julian Glicher Vivian Wineman development of our website. are shared widely. Honorary Vice Dr Rachel Century Jonathan Arkush President Alex Murphy Professor Francis Davis HMDT staff Rt Hon Sir Eric Pickles 12% 23% Mike Freer MP Chief Executive Supported by Ruth Herzberg-Wellin Olivia Marks-Woldman Jon Rawson (Finance) Hannah Lewis MBE Communications Team Gregor Ilsinger (Gedenkdiener) Sir Leigh Lewis Tash Dillon Front and back cover images: UK Ceremony set design by staff and pupils at Downend School, Bristol.

18 HMD 2018 in review hmd.org.uk 19 What will remain And last To tell the future Of its past When we are dead and gone Auschwitz museum And Treblinka stones And words

The Survivors by Michael Etkind, a survivor of the Holocaust

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