Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Aerial overshot of the finished hashtag on the Ramsgate Main Sands.
Holocaust Memorial Day Promotional Video - Ramsgate 2022 by Ant Wright
Theresa Smith and Mooch volunteers creating the large letters in the sand.
Theresa Smith, the Mayor of Ramsgate Raushan Ara and Guy Sawtell.
For Holocaust Memorial Day 2022, Ramsgate Town Council asked Mooch to create a hashtag on the beach to raise awareness of the memorial service that took place in the town on the 27th January.
With a team of 7, Mooch carefully created the huge letters using rakes and string guides.
“Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) encourages remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. We promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) – the international day on 27 January to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups and in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
27 January marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.
The Holocaust threatened the fabric of civilisation, and genocide must still be resisted every day. Our world often feels fragile and vulnerable and we cannot be complacent. Even in the UK, prejudice and the language of hatred must be challenged by us all.
“The Holocaust threatened the fabric of civilisation, and genocide must still be resisted every day”
HMD is for everyone. Each year across the UK, thousands of people come together to learn more about the past and take action to create a safer future. We know they learn more, empathise more and do more.
Together we bear witness for those who endured genocide, and honour the survivors and all those whose lives were changed beyond recognition.” - Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, 2022.
A big thank you to Raushan Ara, the Mayor of Ramsgate, for bringing us all together and to the Mooch team who worked so hard against the tide and our photoshoot deadline.
Aerial shot: @AntWrightPhotography
