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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...

"Through these pale cold days."

When my wife and myself visited Auschwitz and Birkenau during a bitterly cold February 1997, I came across the photographs of this young woman.

What struck me, as she looked into the camera that day, w...

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...

Series of lessons with year 12 students on steps to genocide - anti racism theme
HMD school noticeboard display

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.

Children are invited to design their own candle throughout January for Holocaust Memorial Day, which they can add to our remembrance display.

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

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.

Display to reflect Holocaust Memorial Day along side a special display on the Millisle Kibbutz.

On Monday 20th January we will deliver a presentation to P6 & 7 pupils and discuss the Holocaust, Srebrenica, Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Palestine conflicts. A member of staff will discuss her own experiences and show pictures of her visits to...

Barony Castle will floodlight the Castle purple on the evening of 27/01/25 for the Light the Darkness campaign/Holocaust Memorial Day.

Join us in commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day by exploring a selection of books that reflect on the Holocaust

Dir: James Hawes | 2024 | 109 Mins | Certificate 12

Starring Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham-Carter and Johnny Flynn, ‘One Life’ tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to Wor...

Mr Bayne will be visiting the library to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day by delivering a talk on WW2 and Heroes and speaking about Rob the War Dog. This talk takes place at 10:30am.

Join us in commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day by exploring a selection of books that reflect on the Holocaust

We will be marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 through our school assembly, linking this year's theme to our school values of kindness, resilience, honesty, respect and inclusion. We will share songs, poems and sketches designed or chosen by the c...

ONE LIFE tells the inspiring true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, whose unsung endeavours on the eve of World War II saved more than 600 children from their doom at the hands of the Nazis.

Generation2Generation speakers will be delivering talks to all of our S3 Citizenship classes.
We also have a whole school assembly on 27/1 to mark HMD and we are inviting the whole school community to light a candle at 8pm on 27/1.