Holocaust Memorial Day 2022

Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27th January each year to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust in World War II, as well as the millions of other people killed by the Nazis and in other genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.  Organised by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMD), is a time to reflect, empathise and learn from the past to ensure that we have a future without genocide.  This year's theme is 'One Day'.

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day you are invited to 'light a candle in the darkness' and put it in your window at 8pm tonight to remember those who died and stand against hatred and prejudice today.

At EPHS there will be special assemblies and tutor times, guest speakers, film club showing a choice of The Book Thief or JoJo Rabbit organised by our wonderful History department.  In addition, there are 'One Day' history lessons and a Library Research Lesson for Year 9 in collaboration with Ms Rodgerson from the History Department.

The EPHS Libraries 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 and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.  The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and Michael Rosen's The Missing are particularly poignant as they are written from a very personal perspective.  A list of book recommendations from the HMD Trust, some of which we hold in our collection, is available to view here.

Author Tom Palmer, has teamed up again this year with the National Literacy Trust to provide a series of great resources for children around his book After The War.  To explore these, click here.