Kids' Book Review: Review: The Wrong Boy There have been countless Holocaust Fiction and Non Fiction publications over the decades, but few are for young adults. Still fewer are easy to read. The Wrong Boy fills this gap by painting clear pictures of what it was like without fancy phrasing or oblique references. Suzy Zail makes this often horrific topic accessible to many through her short sentence structure. The harsh reality of the Holocaust years is not softened, nor should it be, but The Wrong Boy does something more, something that is unforgettable. I experience Birkenau with my senses, feel anger and disbelief at the depth of senseless cruelty inflicted, then find out what it might be like to live in a senior SS Officer's home. The Wrong Boy is a roller coaster ride. Hannah showed me that is was possible to cling to the tiniest of hopes in a world drowning in despair. This is a must read for any teenager or adult interested in the past, the tragedy of war or what happens when humans believe they are superior.
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The Holocaust History - A People's and Survivor History - Remember.org English news and easy articles for students of English About HMDT | Holocaust Memorial Day Trust The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) is the charity that promotes and supports Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). HMD has taken place in the UK since 2001, with a UK event and over 2,400 local activities taking place on or around 27 January each year. The UK played a leading role in establishing HMD as an international day of commemoration in 2000, when 46 governments signed the Stockholm Declaration. The UK Government had responsibility for running HMD from 2001-2005, organised through the Home Office. In May 2005 HMDT was registered as a charity (charity no: 1109348) and the then Home Secretary David Blunkett appointed HMDT Trustees for the first time. The professional team started work in October 2005. To date, we have overseen massive growth of HMD activities – over 2,400 activities took place across the UK for HMD 2014. In Spring 2014 we launched HMD in the UK: 2014 and beyond, a booklet detailing the impact that Holocaust Memorial Day has on individuals and communities across the UK.
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The BBC Flew a Drone Over Auschwitz — And the Result Is Haunting | Mic Seventy years after the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, the pre-eminent symbol of the Holocaust's horrors, the BBC is giving the world a chance to see the haunting ruins as they've never seen it before. The BBC deployed a camera-equipped drone over site, offering a chilling tour of where as many as 1.1 million people died at the hands of Nazis between 1940 and 1945. Located in southern Poland, it was the largest death camp under Adolf Hitler's "final solution." While images of Auschwitz have permeated popular culture, the under three-minute video gives a sense of the scale of the Nazi regime's systematic murder. The release of the footage coincides with Tuesday's official memorial service making the 70th anniversary since Auschwitz was freed by the Soviets. "It means preserving places like Auschwitz so people can always see for themselves how hateful ideologies can become tangible acts of murder," Spielberg said.