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.
Artists
Director: Robert Hersey
Violin: Kyra Humphreys, Alexandra Raikhlina
Viola: Anna Barsegjana
Cello: Gabriel Waite
Clarinet: Dov Goldberg
Flute: Charlotte Ashton
Piano: Yoshie Kawamura
Brought together by an international team of musicians, archival researchers, musicologists and geographers in one of the biggest research projects initiated by the Royal College of Music to date, this temporary exhibition charts the mobile lives,...
'For a better future'
Holocaust Commemoration remembering the Holocaust and Bosnian Genocide.
We have two speakers, Mr David Gold from the United Hebrew Congregation in Newcastle, and Mr Samajo Beso OBE, a survivor of the Bosnian Genoc...
Our annual event takes place in the council chambers and hosts schools, and speakers including an invited keynote, a survivor or family descendant. Our Mayor, Young mayor. We will have musical accompaniment from a choir singing a dedicated HMD son...
There will be a 40-minute ceremony in the early evening with readings, music, candles, tea and coffee.
Yr13 Enrichment session 9-10am - Holocaust survivor speaker. 150 students
Yr12 Enrichment session 10-11am - Holocaust survivor speaker. 156 students
2-3pm Lansdown Hall, Stroud. Hosted by Community Solidarity Stroud District, with speakers from local faith, community and anti-racist groups, and music by the Stroud Red Band.
St Edmundsbury Cathedral, in conjunction with West Suffolk Council, will be organising a commemorative service on Monday 27 January 2025 at 10.30am at the Memorial Peace Garden within the Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds. The Statement of Commitment...
We will be lighting up The Forum building in Hemel Hempstead in purple to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January.
Online, we will be encouraging people to take part by lighting candles and place them safely in their windows at 8...
A TEAMS presentation on the history of Jewish Persecution leading to the Holocaust and later Genocides.
Bury St Edmunds annual ceremony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day at 10.30 am in the Peace Garden of the Abbey Gardens. A ceremony of words and music with students, local Councillors, clergy and members of different religious traditions leading the ...
This the St Albans City and District Council Civic event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day; it is being hosted by St Albans Masorti Synagogue. It comprises an evening of testimony from 2nd generation survivors, but also includes the testimony of Kitt...
Bernice Krantz talking about Toby Biber's story for National Holocaust week as part of the Engaging Minds Series for the sixth form. It is a one hour slot, divided between a presentation and talk then the students get to ask questions and they en...
Cumbria's Museum of Military Life, located within the historic walls of Carlisle Castle, is proud to support the 'Light the Darkness' movement for Holocaust Memorial Day. In collaboration with Rocket Productions, a fellow site tenant, we will illu...
The Holocaust Memorial evening is an invitation for reflection, listening to music performed by students of the school; meeting survivors (such as Diana Cook from Bungay speaking about her mother Margot Hodge as well as Roxanne de Bastion on her f...
Raising of Holocaust Flag and blessing by Rabbi.
Personal Stories,
School readings.
Exhibition
Prayers and blessings
hosted by young people
10:15 -noon
The Bandstand and Canolfan Alun R. Edwards in Aberystwyth will be lit up in purple.
On the 12th February, Year 9 received a talk from Maralyn Turgel from the Generation2Generation organisation who spoke about her father’s story of survival in the Holocaust. In 1942, Marilyn’s father, Sam Gardner was selected to work as slave labo...
This year in conjunction with Remembering Srebrenica and to mark the 30th anniversary of the genocide at Srebrenica, we are pleased to welcome Sheila Osmanovic to share her story with us. Shelia grew up in Sarajevo, aware of conflict elsewhere, ...
Commemoration service Monday 27 January 2025,
Start 2pm
Finish 2.30pm