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.
Redditch Holocaust Memorial Day
Redditch marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2026: Bridging Generations—remembering the past through community voices to shape a safer future.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 – Bridging Generations
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Lighting up General Offices in purple for the 'Light in the Darkness' campaign
Holding a remembrance event in Tredegar
Distributing resources to schools
Having a reflection area/display in our libraries across Blaenau Gwent
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Loughborough Grammar School - LGBTQ+ Soc 2026
A reading and discussion session on the Nazi persecution of homosexuals.
• Library:
A curated display of Holocaust-related books suitable for all year groups is available in the Library. With thanks to Mrs Briers.
• Art (Year 9): Year 9 pupils will be working on a dedicated art project to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.
• English (KS3): Pupils will read and discuss the poem Terezin by Michael Flack.
• History: The Junior History Society will...
The Tower will be illuminated in purple in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust.
Dr Paul Moore from the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies will present his research examining the extent of German public knowledge of, and approval for, the concentration camps
School screens in every building will display a digital photography presentation focusing on the Holocaust and Nazi persecution
Art Scholars’ Workshop):
A specialist workshop for Scholars focusing on artistic responses to Holocaust Memorial Day themes.
Loughborough Grammar will hold a whole-school assembly to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2026. Pupils from Year 6 to Year 13, together with staff, will take time to remember the victims of the Holocaust and reflect on its lessons.
In light of the Holocaust Memorial Day theme for 2026, ‘Bridging Generations’, they have the privilege of attending a talk and Q and A session with Gillian Field, daughter of Holocaust survivors Henry Wuga and Ingrid Wolff. Gillian’s parents met i...
Giving a talk to social subjects student teachers on teaching the Holocaust in secondary schools. This willbe followed by a talk from Maria Chamberlain about her family's story.
Starting from 27th January, we will hold assemblies every day (one for each year group) of that week. S2 pupils who have been studying the Holocaust will lead the assemblies with the help of our Senior pupils - Equalities Ambassadors.
Aberdeen Interfaith will hold a book discussion on Thursday 29 January from 7-8.30pm on line. Book your space for zoom link on [email protected]
Tutor time (25 minute) slideshow.
Film 1 - "Learning from the Past" - HMDT video
Film 2 - " Where do you think God was in the Holocaust" - The Jonathan Sacks Legacy
Activity - Reflection on recommended reading (Anne Frank (Years ...
HMD was mentioned in our assembly.
Year 6 chuldren had a religiin and worldviews lesson focussed on HMD. We shared some of the stories and discussed them, talking anout the choices people had made, how they must have felt and how it made us ...
Holocaust Memorial Day is observed across the UK, and encourages remembrance of those who have lost their lives through systematic, targeted persecution and genocides.
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place annually on 27 January. The day will ...
Leicestershire County Council in partnership with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Leicester will mark Holocaust Memorial Day with a short ceremony and talk by Georgia Parsisson from the University of Leicester. Geo...
The event will commemorate the Holocaust and subsequent genocides, with a strong focus on intergenerational engagement. Reflecting Coventry as one of the UK’s youngest cities, the programme will actively involve young people alongside survivors, c...
Using the Generation2Generation organisation students at Blue Coat school will get the chance to speak to somebody who has a deeper understanding of the events of the Holocaust. This activity will allow students to hear a real life experience, to ...