UK Event
Every year since 2001, there has been an annual national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. The UK Event has been hosted in:
- London (2001) — Theme: Remembering Genocides: Lessons for the Future
- Manchester (2002) — Theme: Britain and the Holocaust
- Edinburgh (2003) — Theme: Children and the Holocaust
- Belfast (2004) — Theme: From the Holocaust to Rwanda: lessons learned, lessons still to learn
- London (2005) — Theme: Survivors, Liberation and Rebuilding Lives, for the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
- Cardiff (2006) — Theme: One Person CAN Make a Difference
- Newcastle (2007) — Theme: The Dignity Of Difference
- Liverpool (2008) — Theme: Imagine...Remember, Reflect, React
- Coventry (2009) — Theme: Stand up to Hatred
- London (2010) - Theme: The Legacy of Hope
- London (2011) - Theme: Untold Stories
- London (2012) - Theme: Speak Up, Speak Out
The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2012 was Speak Up, Speak Out.
In 2010, for the sixty-fifth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Annual National Commemoration returned to London with the theme of The Legacy of Hope. The commemoration, at London's Guildhall, included survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp, other survivors of genocide and politicians. In a statement, The Archbishop of Canterbury urged people to hear their stories and remember their legacy.
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