Holocaust Memorial Day gets ready for 2019 - The Jewish Chronicle

Communities Secretary James Brokenshire was among 100 MPs and peers at a reception in Parliament to launch resources for Holocaust Memorial Day 2019.

Reflecting on the new HMD theme of “torn from home”, Mr Brokenshire said: ‘Home usually means a place of safety, a place of comfort, a place of security. But in the case of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides, this safety, this comfort, this security was lost for ever.

“Holocaust Memorial Day goes from strength to strength each year. I am proud that my department continues to support the [HMD] trust to deliver the annual commemoration and the thousands of activities across the country, which the launch of today’s materials will help support even further.”

Labour MP and HMDT trustee Tulip Siddiq hosted the reception at which Shoah survivor Helen Aronson urged MPs to support HMD activities in their constituencies.

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