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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.

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Josef Herman Art Foundation, Ystradgynlais - "A Real Pain" - HMD 2025

Friday, 31 January 2025,

In partnership with the Miners' Welfare Hall, Ystradgynlais, Powys, where Josef spent every day reading the news of what was happening in Europe during the War, the Josef Herman Art Foundation Cymru is showing, 'A Real Pain'. The film shows how tw...

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St John Lloyd Catholic School - Assembly - HMD 2025

Tuesday, 28 January 2025,

St John Lloyd Catholic School are proud to be supporting the Holocaust theme for this year 'For a Better Future'. Year 8 will be leading assembly, bringing awareness to the school community and securing a better future for all.

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Gellionnen Chapel - Ceremony - HMD 2025

Sunday, 26 January 2025,

Join us at Gellionnen Unitarian Chapel, Pontardawe, for our Holocaust Memorial Service, led by our minister Rev. Rory Castle Jones. The theme of this year's Holocaust Memorial Day is 'For a better future'. An hour of community, spirituality and re...

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University of Birmingham - Poster display - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

On Holocaust Memorial Day, January 27th, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, my academic poster project was shared with students at the University of Birmingham in the library and the learning and teaching building. The poster directly connected to the day...

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University College Birmingham - Talk - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

On 27th January 2025, between 3.30 and 4.30pm, Bernice Krantz will be visiting University College Birmingham to deliver a talk in honour of Holocaust Memorial Day. Bernice will be covering the story of a friend, Toby Biber, who survived the Holoca...

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Birmingham City Council - Ceremony - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

Holocaust Memorial Day 2025
Banqueting Suite, Council House
Victoria Square
B1 1BB
Door Open - 10:30
Ceremony starts -11:00 - 12:30

Candle lighting, poetry, music and speakers

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - A Musical Exhibition - HMD 2025 Public

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - A Musical Exhibition - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

Postscript is a concert to be hosted in honour of Holocaust Memorial Day in 2025, combining music and testimony of Holocaust survivors, victims and those affected. In holding a space for education and memorial, we aim to highlight the importance o...

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Bromsgrove District Council - Service - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

A short Service will take place at Bromsgrove District Council, Parkside Suite, Parkside, Market Street, Bromsgrove B61 8DA at 11 am.

The Service had originally been planned to take place in Sanders Park. PLEASE NOTE: due to the weather f...

CMJ UK - Church's Ministry among Jewish People - HMD 2025

CMJ UK - Church's Ministry among Jewish People - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

We will be encouraging out supporters to share Holocaust Memorial social media posts from our various platforms with the suggested hashtags. We also have a PowerPoint resource which can be shared within church on a Sunday close to Holocaust Memori...

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BSMHFT (NHS) - Awareness table - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

27.1.24 10am - 2pm at Uffculme Conference Centre, Moseley, Birmingham
Delivered by Spiritual Care Team at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Public event - main audience is NHS staff members, visitors and patien...

Nottingham Trent University - Ceremony - HMD 2025 Private

Nottingham Trent University - Ceremony - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

This event will have reflections from the Jewish Societies (JSOCs) of both Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and University of Nottingham (UoN), we will have a number of keynote speakers from Jewish Community, UoN and NTU. There will also be cand...

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Swansea University - Talk: The Story of Tootje Granaat - HMD 2025

Tuesday, 28 January 2025,

Our guest speaker, Melanie Martin, will share the story of Tootje (Cato) Granaat (1926 – 2020) on Tuesday, 28th January 2025, from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions towards the end of the session.

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YMCA - GoodVibes Sip In and Candle Making - HMD 2025

Tuesday, 28 January 2025,

GoodVibes is YMCA Swansea's LGBTQ+ youth group that meets in Person at YMCA Swansea every Tuesday 6-8pm. This HMD we will be paying respect by creating and lighting candles and in on honor of those LGBTQ persons who were persecuted and those who s...

Race Council Cymru - A memorial poster - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

We have a poster designed with quote from the Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel and Norma Glass, a member of the Welsh Jewish community, which will be uploaded on our social media platforms on the 27th of January 2025.

Canalside Heritage Centre - Threads of Light - HMD 2025 Public

Canalside Heritage Centre - Threads of Light - HMD 2025

Wednesday, 22 January 2025,

Canalside Heritage Centre's Craft and Natter Group are busy knitting 80 Candles for 80 years. On Wednesday 22nd January 2025 the group will display the candles in the Weir View Room to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2025.
This collaborative cra...