Each year tens of thousands of activities take place across the UK to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). As we get closer to January, explore our interactive map to see HMD activities happening in 2025. Enter your post code to find activities near you - those marked 'public' are open to everyone.
On Thursday 6th February Holmewood House Prep School is hosting a generation2generation event. It will start at 2pm and finish at 4.45pm. We also have Mr. Paul Tweddle speaking. We have other schools, both senior and prep joining us to fill the au...
Kent's Kindertransport Legacy: An Author Talk with Deborah Cadbury and Mike Levy
Join us for a special Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) author event featuring two distinguished authors, Deborah Cadbury and Mike Levy.
Deborah Cadbury is a...
The Parkes Institute at the University of Southampton will host on behalf of the city of Southampton a public event in the Sir James Matthews Building, 157-187 Above Bar, Southampton, from 18:00-20:00 (doors open 17:30). The Lord Mayor of Southam...
Susanna Kester, a speaker with G2G, is giving a talk to some pupils from Great Walstead School about her family's experiences during the Holocaust
Fareham Borough Council will be lighting the Market Quay Car Park walkway purple to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day
Address to 600 boys about HMD focusing on the 30th anniversary of the Bosnian atrocities and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The Ringwood Meeting House Association are hosting this event in the Ringwood Meeting House and History Centre.
The book of commemoration which was started in 2016 will (after a long gap owing to the COVID19 pandemic) once again be availabl...
Havant Borough Council are planning on holding a short non-denominational service of commemoration at the Holocaust Memorial at Havant Cemetery, Eastern Road, Havant PO9 2JQ at 11.00 am on Monday 27th January 2025.
The service will focus o...
Barony Castle will floodlight the Castle purple on the evening of 27/01/25 for the Light the Darkness campaign/Holocaust Memorial Day.
The Somerset Holocaust Memorial event will be held in St Johns Church, Park Street Taunton TA1 4DG on Monday 27th January 2025 12.30 till 13.30. This commemoration is organised by a small collection of community representatives, Somerset Interfait...
All pupils get a tealight, and write a word related to hope/a better future/remembrance/commemoration on the base. These are then used to create a giant Star of David, which the whole School will be able to view. This will be accompanied by a sl...
Starting at 17.45, this service of Choral Evensong will have a special focus on Holocaust Memorial Day to remember the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. With music sung by the Cathedral Choir (Girl Choristers), the sermon will be gi...
Portsmouth guildhall will be lit purple.
A non-denominational commemoration event held at St John the Evangelist church, Taunton on Monday 27th January from 12.30 until 1.30pm.
Remembering all those who have been affected by the Holocaust and genocide through readings, music, layin...
Our annual Holocaust Memorial Day event will take place on the University of Sussex campus on Wednesday 5 February 2025, from 2pm to 5.15pm.
The programme will be split into two sessions:
SESSION 1:
Testimony from our guest sp...
Portaferry Library will be hosting a book display to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. Visit the library to explore the display and reflect on this important day.
Saturday 25 January, 3–5pm.
Anita Peleg tells the remarkable story of her mother Naomi, deported to Auschwitz where several family members were selected for the gas chambers. Following forced labour in a bomb factory and escape from a death ...
On Monday 20th January we will deliver a presentation to P6 & 7 pupils and discuss the Holocaust, Srebrenica, Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Palestine conflicts. A member of staff will discuss her own experiences and show pictures of her visits to...
Exhibition at Brighton Jubilee Library, Jubilee Street, Brighton BN1 1GE from 27 January to 1 Feb 2025 (library opening times), organised by Friends, Families and Travellers and the University of Sussex.
This exhibition looks at pre-war cul...
This will be an interfaith ceremony for the local community. Local schools will be asked to contribute.