Arc Publications – Arts Activity – HMD 2026

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Activity type: Public activity

Website: https://www.shrewsburyabbey.com/event/readings-for-hollocaust-memorial-day/

Address:
Shrewsbury Abbey
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6BS
United Kingdom

Poems for Holocaust Memorial Day 2026

Holocaust Memorial Day, Tuesday January 27, 2026 10.30 – 12.00

A recital of poems from the Holocaust and other genocides.

On Holocaust Memorial Day we remember the victims of the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945, when 6 million Jews were systematically murdered, as were thousands of disabled people, Roma people, gay men, political opponents of the Nazis, and many others.
Many Holocaust victims were never able to tell their stories, and we will also hear poems from the next generation, who speak in their names.
We remember that genocide did not stop in 1945, and so we also recall more recent events in Rwanda, Darfur, and elsewhere.
By listening to these poems, we can make sure that the voices of those who speak out against genocide are not silenced.
The poems will be read by Jean Boase-Beier and Angela Jarman

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