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.
In 2023 members of the community planted a tree to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, we will gather at the tree and light a candle in rememberence of those who lost their lives in the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.
On the 27th of January, Lancaster University hosted a talk and Q&A. Ernie Hunter joined us as he gave a talk about his Mother's experiences in the Holocaust.
The event was held from 3:00pm - 4:00pm.
The event was held in our li...
The service takes place annually at the synagogue and involved students from local non Jewish schools and a keynote speaker. The service is held at 10.30am on Friday the 24 January 2025 and ends at approximately 12 noon. Local dignitaries, Mayor...
Thursday 09 Jan 2025, Shrewsbury Castle: 1930hrs
Speaker – Phil Ginnings.
Ordinary Women and The Holocaust – 1939 – 1945
Phil Ginnings was a history teacher and department head in several schools and an FE College for 25 years...
Poems by victims of the Holocaust, followed by poems from other conflicts and genocides, and finishing with a few poems of hope for the future.
The event begins with a brief introduction, setting the Holocaust in its original historical cont...
Holocaust Memorial outdoor service and candle lighting.
24/01/25
Start time: 8:55am
End time: 9.25am
Assembly on Holocaust Memorial Day and remembrance in the Senior School including:
- Powerpoint and script put together by myself (Anna Buxcey, Head of RS)
- Violin solo (...
Holocaust Memorial Day Event
1940s DANCE FOR PEACE - Sunday 26th January
Gregson Centre, 33 - 35 Moor Gate, Lancaster LA1 3PY - £7.50
Jive 6.30-8.00pm - Salsa 8.00-9.30pm
This event is to mark Holocaust Memorial Day - notab...
This is a short multi faith service led by the Mayor in a local park with flag raising, candle lighting, laying of pebbles (in lieu of candles) and is open to anyone to attend.
(there is nothing on our website yet)
I lit my candle and put it in the window where it shone a little light into a dark garden and a dark rural landscape. All I could do was to shine a little light into the darkness - it was something but not much!
A service of reflection and remembrance of the victims of the holocaust and of all genocides. The service starts at 10.45am and is scheduled to last for approximately 1 hour
The Council installed purple lights in and around the trees outside of its community centre and also flew the Holocaust Memorial Day on the flagpole for 3 days.
On 27th January will be holding a 'drop down day' when lessons will be linked to an aspect of the Holocaust or other genocides. Students will have the opportunity to hear a survivors testimony, take part in a workshop to create a whole school vers...
A short Service will take place at Bromsgrove District Council, Parkside Suite, Parkside, Market Street, Bromsgrove B61 8DA at 11 am.
The Service had originally been planned to take place in Sanders Park. PLEASE NOTE: due to the weather f...
Warwick holds a Holocaust Memorial Day event every year in Church Street, Warwick, by the War Memorial. Local schools are fully involved in choosing and reading poems and other writings on the Holocaust and other genocides. A short service of reme...
This year, we are marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkeanu and the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica with special talks from two extraordinary survivors of genocide.
Simon Winston BEM: Born in 1938 t...
This year, Redditch Borough Council are holding a service for Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday 26 January.
An outdoor commemoration will be taking place at 11.00am at the Holocaust Memorial Marker in Redditch Town Centre and is suitable fo...
Speaker from Northern Holocaust Education Group coming to speak with all students in year 9-11
On 27th January, from 9.00am to 10.00am, the children in Class 6 held a very moving and thought-provoking assembly for their parents and carers to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
It was a difficult way to start a Monday morning, but the level o...
I have handmade a display consisting of facts, poems, testimonies, book recommendations and where to read for further information.
I included the websites used for supporting me.
I also displayed leaflets and stickers. I included some ...