Wednesday 27 January 2021

Holocaust Memorial Day - be the light in the darkness

Holocaust Memorial Day, organised by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMD), is a time to remember, reflect and learn from the past.  This year's theme is 'be the light in the darkness'.  

Author Tom Palmer, has teamed up with the National Literacy Trust, UCL Centre for Holocaust Education, Lake District Holocaust Project and the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust to provide a series of great resources for children around his book After The War.  To view, click here.





We have a fantastic selection of books, fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels, in the Library that deal with the subject of the Holocaust.  They include Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, Maus by Art Spiegleman,
 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.  Michael Rosen's The Missing is featured on this year's Empathy Collection list and Ms Ani recommends If This Is A Man by Primo Levi.

There are many ways to mark Holocaust Memorial Day even if we can't be together in person.   You may like to check out the suggestions on HMD Together or light a candle and put it in your window at 8pm tonight to remember those who died and stand against hatred and prejudice today. 

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