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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.

Light a Candle of Hope vigil - Brighton Quakers - HMD 2025 Public

Light a Candle of Hope vigil - Brighton Quakers - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

From 12.30pm to 5.00pm on January 27th 2025.
Brighton Quakers invite everybody to join them to light candles and remember all people who have died in genocides around the world.
It is a drop-in event and people can stay for however lon...

Perth and Kinross Council - Social media post - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

We created a sway that was sent around all Perth and Kinross Council Staff to give facts and information that Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place every year on 27 January, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest N...

Perth & Kinross Council - Light the Darkness - HMD 2025 Public

Perth & Kinross Council - Light the Darkness - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

Key buildings around town including Perth Bridge and St Pauls Square will be illuminated in purple in the evening to mark holocaust memorial day. As well as illuminating in purple ‘Moving Portraits’ resources from the HMD site are used to create a...

Eastbourne's Holocaust Memorial Day Event - HMD 2025 Public

Eastbourne's Holocaust Memorial Day Event - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

Thursday 27 January 2025, 6.30pm to 8:30pm
Wellcome Building, Carlisle Rd, Eastbourne, BN21 4BP (next to the Congress Theatre)

The event will commemorate those who suffered in The Holocaust under Nazi Persecution, and in subsequent...

Public

Hastings Jewish Community - Ceremony - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

A civic event held at the White Rock Theatre in Hastings. Supported y Hastings Borough Council and run by the Hastings Jewish Community. The full programme includes a specially written play, contributions from a local school, prayers and candle ...

Public

Hastings Jewish Community - Ceremony - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

“For a Better Future”

Hastings will host its annual Holocaust Memorial Day service at 6.30pm on Monday 27 January 2025. The one-hour event will be held at the White Rock Theatre, Hastings on Hastings seafront opposite the Pier. The commemor...

Private

The Marsh Academy - G2G Talk - HMD 2025

Wednesday, 22 January 2025,

David W visited the academy as a second generation Holocaust survivor to tell our Year 9 cohort how the Holocaust impacted his parents.

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council - Exhibition - HMD 2025 Public

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council - Exhibition - HMD 2025

Thursday, 23 January 2025,

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s Good Relations Team, in partnership with the Museums team, is inviting people to attend their exhibition in Limavady to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

The exhibition, will open in Roe Valley Arts an...

Folkestone and Hythe District Council - Flag Lowering - HMD 2025 Public

Folkestone and Hythe District Council - Flag Lowering - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

We lowered the Union Flag to half mast in recognition of Holocaust Memorial Day. Please find evidence on our social media channels.

There was also a service in the town centre that the town council organised where local district council rep...

Private

Harvey Grammar School - Generation 2 Generation Talk - HMD 2025

Tuesday, 21 January 2025,

3 speakers from Generation 2 Generation presented assemblies to Year 7, 8, 9,10, 12 and 13 across the day of Tuesday 21st January. The assemblies were attended by 719 students and 30 staff across the 5 assembly slots.
P1 (0850 - 0950)Year 9 ...

Omagh Library - Open Craft Session - HMD 2025 Public

Omagh Library - Open Craft Session - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

For a better future: an open craft session for everyone to drop in and add to our Peace Tree by creating a colourful decoration for Holocaust Memorial Day

Public

South Devon College - Exhibition and Light The Darkness - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

Exhibition of events relating to pre-war Jewish life and culture, through the Nazi's rise to power, anti-Semitic acts and laws and culminating in events from the Holocaust. Exhibition will be open weekdays from January 20th until January 27th incl...