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Northern Ireland marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

Northern Ireland marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

Hundreds of people gathered at Belfast City Hall on 23 January to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). This year commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp complex.

Scotland marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

Scotland marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

Civic, faith and political leaders joined with communities from across Scotland in the Scottish Parliament on 30 January to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2025 in a ceremony sponsored by Jackson Carlaw MSP and Paul O’Kane MSP.

Impact

Commemorating the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, the millions of other people targeted and murdered by the Nazis, and the genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur has a powerful impact on those who organise and those who attend events.

What is Holocaust Memorial Day?

What is Holocaust Memorial Day?

We promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day - the international day on 27 January - which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.