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 2026. Enter your post code to find activities near you - those marked 'public' are open to everyone.
A Holocaust talk by a Generation2Generation speaker on 22nd January, as part of my Next Steps Project for the Lessons from Auschwitz project organized by the Holocaust Educational Trust.
It will run at lunchtime from approximately 12:45 til...
Join Salisbury City Council at The Guildhall on Tuesday 27 January 2026, as Salisbury marks Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD).
HMD takes place annually on 27 January. The international day remembers the six million Jews murdered during the Holoc...
Step into a world on the brink of darkness. Two lifelong friends—one Jewish, one German—exchange letters across continents as the rise of Nazism casts a long shadow over Europe. What begins as warm correspondence soon spirals into betrayal, heartb...
THEY LEFT NO FOOTPRINTS - a talk by Diana Cook: Wells Maltings
Margot Pogorzelski, was born in a small town in Lower Silesia, Germany. which now belongs to Poland. Margot fled to England in 1939, a few weeks before war broke out. Her two el...
Meldreth Primary School, Year 6 Holocaust Speaker, 2026
Children from Year 6 will learn more about the lives of Jewish people during the holocaust to deepen their understanding of WW2.
Display at Stevenage Central Library, Hertfordshire Libraries 2026
From 21.01.2026 to 27.01.2026 and beyond, there will be a display in the library on the ground floor. There will be your booklets to give out and many pertinent books on dis...
Stevenage Borough Council will host a Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration on Tuesday 27 January 2026, 6.30pm–9.00pm (guests invited to arrive from 6.00pm and be seated by 6.15pm). The service will take place in the Council Chamber at Daneshill Ho...
'Nicky's Family' Film Screening - Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
The remarkable true story of Maidenhead resident Sir Nicholas Winton, who rescued over 600 Jewish Czech and Slovak children at the outbreak of World War II.
Sir Nicho...
Visit by Helen Stone to talk to Year 6 about the holocaust and Kinder transport as part of our WW2 learning in history.
National Holocaust Week Gen2Gen Talk 2026. Dalya Wittenberg familystory
23.01.2026, 12 noon for 1.5 hrs in total. About 100 students, girls and boys.
Generation 2 Generation organisation for National Holocaust week. Guest speaker Dal...
Lesley from Generation 2 Generation is coming to speak for 50 mins about the lives of Eva Urbach and Ulli Adler.
Lesley will speak at Merchant Taylors' School's JSOC, to our secondary school students in Years 7-13. There will be several Jewi...
Our Annual Holocaust Memorial Day service takes place on Monday 26th January . This year it is for Year 10 students and led by our Headteacher Ms Sylvia Tai. Our special guest speakers are Steven Frank, Holocaust survivor and great friend of the s...
Gen2Gen speaker at St Margaret's Junior School, Bushey for Year 6
Judith Hayman (booked through Gen2Gen) will be coming into St Margaret's Junior School on Wednesday 11th February 2026 in the afternoon to speak to the Year 6 pupils. Times a...
Please join us to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2026. Our guest speaker is Dalya Wittenberg
Wednesday 28th January 7.30pm
The story of Cilla Rotblat presented by her Granddaughter, Dalya Wittenberg
Dalya Wittenberg
Embley School in Hampshire will continue our annual commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day.
Pupils will attend a whole school assembly aiming to raise awareness, focused on the theme of 'Bridging Generations'.
This will be built upo...
Battle of Britain Bunker
The survival of Gloria Silver’s father, Tony Chuwen, is a story of bravery, resourcefulness, and good luck.
Living by his wits, Tony’s path to ultimate freedom was an extraordinary and high-risk journey.
The Story of Moshe Senensieb 1919 - 1990 and Ester Kraut 1922 - 2021
The story Aliya tells about her parents' exile to remote parts of the Soviet Union is little known. It is the story of many Polish Jews who had similar experiences and sur...
Hertsmere’s Holocaust Memorial Day Event is being held on Tuesday 27th January in Borehamwood. The event will begin with a lantern parade assisted by Hertsmere HPVC from our Civic Offices at 5.45pm, which will walk along to Hertswood Academy Thea...
Various speakers including councillors, MPs, Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. Also attending, Chairman of Hertfordshire County Council and sixth form students
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, author Anne Sebba will talk about her book 'The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz'.
Uxbridge Library
Wednesday 21 January 7pm
Booking essential
This w...