Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January and there are many different and meaningful ways you can get involved and play your part to mark HMD. From schools and libraries to workplaces and prisons, HMD activities take place in thousands of diverse settings. The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) is the charity, establishedhttps://worldjewishtravel.org/dynamic-page/?id=21437 by the Government, that promotes and supports Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). HMDT encourages and inspires individuals and organizations across the UK to play their part in learning lessons and challenging hatred and discrimination today.
Event Tag: International
International Hummus Day
The day that celebrates all things hummus was created by Ben Lang, a tech entrepreneur who got things started at a Tel Aviv hackathon in 2012.
International Day of Jewish Youth Service
Since 2005 teens have been joining together to fulfill Jewish values of providing service as acts of loving kindness (gemilut chasidim), charitable giving (tzedakah), and repairing the world (tikkun olam). Every year, Jewish teens from around the world work to make their community and the world a better place.
Good Deeds Day
Good Deeds Day is an annual tradition of good deeds. All over the world, hundreds of thousands choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively change the world.
World Interfaith Harmony Week
World Interfaith Harmony Week came about as a result of a UN resolution for a worldwide week of interfaith harmony proposed in 2010 by HM King Abdullah II and HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan.
It seeks to spread the message of harmony and tolerance among the followers of the three monotheistic faiths and all the world’s religions. It also seeks to promote the common basis of “Love of God and Love of the Neighbour, or Love of the Good and Love of the Neighbour” among religions to safeguard world peace. Its message invites everyone, excludes no one, and is purely voluntary.
