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

Union of Jewish Students invites students from across London to hear from Holocaust survivor Ivan Shaw BEM on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, HMD 80.

From 8pm on Monday 27th January, we plan to light up in purple the Markinch building of Heart of Fife Parish Church. This is in the centre of the historic village of Markinch in Fife.
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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...

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...

Short act of remembrance focussing on Jane Haining from Dunscore village who died in Auschwitz
in 1944. She was the matron of the Scottish Mission to the Jews School in Budapest from 1932 until her death.
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Cumbria's Museum of Military Life, located within the historic walls of Carlisle Castle, is proud to support the 'Light the Darkness' movement for Holocaust Memorial Day. In collaboration with Rocket Productions, a fellow site tenant, we will illu...

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

Out S3 pupils will give an assembly informing their peers and staff members about what Holocaust Memorial Day, what the Holocaust Memorial Trust do, this years theme, why it is important to remember and what can do to create a better future.
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Join us in commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day by exploring a selection of books that reflect on the Holocaust

Special book selection to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. The reading group will be discussing The Three Sisters by Heather Morris, a story of three teenage girls taken captive by the Nazis and their fight for survival .

Millisle Community Association is hosting an event Millisle Remembers in Millisle Community Hub from 9.30 to 12noon on Friday 24 January to mark HMD 2025. 'A Better Future' will feature a talk by Lu Lawrence, daughter of Zigi Shipper, a Holocaust ...

A daughter of a survivor of the Holocaust is doing a talk with local secondary schools in the Ards and North Down Borough attending.

A talk from a Holocaust survivor to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2025.

A library exhibition showcasing the work of local schools and community groups to commemorate the Holocaust and other genocides. Runs from Monday 20th January until Friday 31st January.

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

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

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.

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

Discussion of various novels on the theme of the Holocaust as part of monthly book group. This session is open to all but booking is advisable. This event runs from 2:00pm until 3:00pm.