Marking Holocaust Memorial Day

Mark Holocaust Memorial Day with this selection of thought-provoking assesmblies, lesson ideas and activities, including teacher guidance

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Arbeit Macht Frei - gates at Auschwitz image representing Holocaust Memorial Day

Resources to help secondary students think about the Holocaust and its legacy

Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January each year; the same date that the Nazi’s largest death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, was liberated in 1945. To help your students explore the Holocaust in a sensitive way, we’ve hand-picked resources that present the facts, guide conversations and stimulate deeper thinking.

The theme of Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 is 'Bridging Generations'; a reminder that the responsibility of remembrance doesn't end with survivors of the Holocaust but lives on through their descendants. It is hoped to be a call to action, to encourage us to engage with the past, learn from it and carry those lessons forward. Therefore bridging memories of histories into action for the future.

Teaching the Holocaust

How Should We Remember the Holocaust?
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How Should We Remember the Holocaust?

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This lesson can be used as a natural conclusion to a programme of study on the Holocaust and as a focus for schools which wish to create their own Holocaust memorial. Using case studies of various forms of Holocaust remembrance from around the world, it encourages students to reflect on the nature o...
Holocaust documentary
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Holocaust documentary

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Watch a great 2023 documentary on how the Holocaust began and use these questions to help your students structure their notes. This documentary looks at the steps leading up to the creation of death camps and stresses to students that the Holocaust was not planned. It mainly looks at the invasion ...