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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.

Aneurin Leisure Trust, Tredegar Library - Coffee morning - HMD 2025 Public

Aneurin Leisure Trust, Tredegar Library - Coffee morning - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

On the 27th of January, Tredegar Library will be hosting a coffee morning which will be available to the public. Free tea/coffee will be available and it will be an opportunity for locals to meet and have a discussion about what HMD means to them....

Public

Monmouthshire Libraries - "For A Better Future" - HMD 2025

Thursday, 30 January 2025,

The Friends of Caldicot Library and Monmouthshire Libraries are holding an event, hosted by Caldicot Library, to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp complex, and the 30th anniversa...

Private

Waltham Forest Coucil - Ceremony - HMD 2025

Monday, 3 February 2025,

A ceremony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
We will be joined by Joan Salter MBE who will share her experiences as a child Holocaust survivor. We will also have speeches and readings from our Mayor, council leader, a local young person who is...

Private

G2G - Anita Peleg - HMD 2025

Thursday, 9 January 2025,

Anita Peleg shared the story of her mother Naomi Blake a survivor from Hungary/Ukraine.

Public

St Paul's Church Chippenham - Ceremony - HMD 2025

Sunday, 26 January 2025,

A simple quiet reflection for anyone to join in between 17:00 and 21:00

Silences
Lighting 80 candles
Some recorded memories
Maps of Holocaust and genocide locations
Reading materials
Mindful drawings
Pray...

Public

Gwent Police - Light the Darkness - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

The Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner and the Chief Constable will be lighting Gwent Police HQ in purple on 27 January at 8.00pm to mark the Holocaust Memorial Day.

Public

JW3 - Ceremony - HMD 2025

Friday, 24 January 2025,

Friday 24 January, 10:30 - 12:00
JW3
In person and Online

Join us for our annual Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony centred around the theme, “Create a Better Future”, where we come together to remember the Holocaust and subsequent...

Jewish Museum London - HMD Secondary Schools Broadcast - HMD 2025 Public

Jewish Museum London - HMD Secondary Schools Broadcast - HMD 2025

Thursday, 23 January 2025,

Please join the Jewish Museum London on the 23rd of January 2025 for our free HMD Schools Broadcast. We will explore this year’s theme For a Better Future by looking at objects from our Museum’s collection. This broadcast will also include a live ...

Release of musical work 'The Liberation of Auschwitz' - HMD 2025

Release of musical work 'The Liberation of Auschwitz' - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

Release of music in partnership with Help Musicians to mark the 80th anniversairy of the liberation of the camp, 'The Liberation of Auschwitz' for strings, piano and organ.

Now on Spotify and all major streaming platforms.

UCL - Voicing the Destruction of European Jewry - HMD 2025 Public

UCL - Voicing the Destruction of European Jewry - HMD 2025

Wednesday, 29 January 2025,

Voicing the Destruction of European Jewry: Yiddish and the Holocaust

29 January 2025
1300-1400

Yiddish was the language spoken by approximately 5 million of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Until the mid-20th cent...

Private

BPP University Library - Space of Reflection - 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

The BPP London Central (Holborn) Library HMD Space of Reflection:

The Space of Reflection is a safe space where Library users can contemplate and reflect on the significance of HMD. In this space, Library users can browse a display of books...

Royal Holloway University of London - Peace Vigil - HMD 2025 Public

Royal Holloway University of London - Peace Vigil - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

Royal Holloway University of London Multifaith Chaplaincy will be leading a Holocaust Memorial Day Peace Vigil at 6pm on Monday 27 January 2025 in the University Chapel.
We will come together to remember, honour, and stand united for peace. ...