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.
27th January, 2025
Image above courtesy of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Monday 27th January marks Holocaust Memorial Day, which is the anniversary of the liberation of the largest Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau in 194...
Join us in commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day by exploring a selection of books that reflect on the Holocaust
Children are invited to design their own candle throughout January for Holocaust Memorial Day, which they can add to our remembrance display.
We were particularly privileged to host Lu Lawrence, a Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor in school on Tuesday 21st January. Year 10 students had the privilege of hearing Lu Lawrence, the daughter of Holocaust survivor, Zigi Shipper, share her f...
Colour in and add a candle to our 'Light the darkness' display to mark Holocaust memorial Day
Join us in commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day by exploring a selection of books that reflect on the Holocaust
Join us in commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day by exploring a selection of books that reflect on the Holocaust
Mark Holocaust Memorial Day by composing a short poem on this year’s theme, “For a Better Future”, for display on our giant Wall Art Candle. This event runs from 1:00pm - 2:00pm
My Name Is Might Have Been is a series of paintings by local artist Leslie Nicholl. Each work, painted onto a handkerchief, depicts the face of a person who experienced the Holocaust. The exhibition was inspired by the story of Helen Lewis, a Holo...
This year's LGBTQIA+ Holocaust Memorial & Act of Remembrance in Belfast will take place on Monday 27th January from 12.30pm to 1pm in the Lord Mayor's Parlour of Belfast City Hall.
We will be joined by local historian Michael Lawrence,...
Join us in commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day by exploring a selection of books that reflect on the Holocaust
Join us at the Northern Ireland War Memorial on Monday 27 January 2025 from 7pm-8:15pm for a special event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
Dan Lewis will share the story of his grandmother, Helen Lewis MBE. Helen was a professional dancer a...
From Kazakhstan to Kilkeel - the story of the Sekules family
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 1-2pm
The Northern Ireland War Memorial in partnership with the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) would like to invite you to a ta...
Holocaust Memorial Exhibition
A group exhibition of paintings by Juste Bernotaite, Joanne Jamison, and a series of paintings by Cliff Brooks, (“Smoke in the Cornfield”), will open in the Engine Room Gallery Thursday 6th February ending Sat...
Holocaust Memorial Day Event
Visit Cloughfern Library this Holocaust Memorial Day and visit the discussion table with cards to help start conversations or remembrance and mental health awareness. Stay a while and explore a range of books on the topic.
A workshop for Keystage 2 children. Csilla Toldy will tell the story of Walter Sekules, a young Jewish boy growing up in a camp for enemy aliens in Kazakhstan. Delivered in conjunction with NI War Memorial Museum.
Series of lessons with year 12 students on steps to genocide - anti racism theme
HMD school noticeboard display
In this talk, Professor Adam Jones will introduce his work on photographing sites and evidence of genocide and discuss the wider context of how photography has been so crucial in making society
aware of instances of mass violence. There are ...
The Exeter HMD 2025 Opening Ceremony will be held at Exeter Cathedral at 10am on Monday 27th January 2025. Open to the public and local schools, dignitaries and representatives from diverse faith and belief groups will light candles in commemorati...