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Each year tens of thousands of activities take place across the UK to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). Explore our interactive map to see HMD activities that took place near you for HMD 2024.

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King David High School - "Zikaron" - HMD 2024

Friday, 26 January 2024,

King David High School was fortunate enough to have the late Zigi Shipper visit the school in previous years to talk about his experiences of living through the Shoah, as well as his life in England that subsequently followed.
King David Hig...

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HMRC - Holocaust Memorial Day Event - HMD 2024

Monday, 29 January 2024,

Private, internal event for HMRC staff.

HMRC HMD 2024 will include a testimony from survivor Joan Salter MBE and an introduction from HMRC First Permanent Secretary Jim Harra.
Refreshments will follow a Q&A.

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St Paul’s Chippenham - Ceremony - HMD 2024

Saturday, 27 January 2024,

Open church, building in darkness, candle lit between 19:00 and 21:00 space for quiet reflections, writing into a prayer wall, lighting candles, praying listening

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Pocklington School - Images of Evil? - HMD 2024

Friday, 26 January 2024,

The 27 January marks the 79th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945 and has become the international day to remember the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside other victims of Nazi persecution, and the milli...

University of York - Ruth Wiener’s Story - HMD 2024 Public

University of York - Ruth Wiener’s Story - HMD 2024

Tuesday, 23 January 2024,

Tuesday 23 January 2024, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

Speaker: Barbara Warnock, Wiener Holocaust Library

Free admission, booking required

Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture

This event is organised in response to the 2024 HMD theme of ‘...

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Career Ready - Staff Online Event - HMD 2024

Thursday, 25 January 2024,

An online call for all Career Ready staff to learn about HMD, hear about real people's experiences, and discuss the global situation today.

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Wimbledon College - HMD Talk - HMD 2024

Friday, 26 January 2024,

Debra Barnes shared he mother's story with us as a survivor of the Holocaust. This has followed on from work we have been doing throughout the week, HMD has been the focus of our morning prayers, we have posted resources for pupils on Google Class...

St John University York - York Civic Event - HMD 2024 Public

St John University York - York Civic Event - HMD 2024

Thursday, 25 January 2024,

On Thursday 25th January 2024, all are welcome at York St John University to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

This event will be held in the Creative Centre Auditorium.

There will be speakers and performances, including an address from t...

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Lambeth Community HMD Planning Group - HMD Event - HMD 2024

Sunday, 21 January 2024,

The Lambeth Community HMD Planning Group and Lambeth Council will host an event on 21st January to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2024.

Councillor Claire Holland and the Mayor of Lambeth, Cllr Barznji, will open the event.
We will be joi...

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Thornbury Library – Book Display – HMD 2024

Saturday, 27 January 2024,

Thornbury Library will have a selection of books on display.
From Novels to Non-fiction, to help people learn more about the atrocities perpetrated in the past.

University of Greenwich - 'This is Our Story' Exhibition - HMD 2024 Public

University of Greenwich - 'This is Our Story' Exhibition - HMD 2024

Monday, 22 January 2024,

Running from 22 January to 7 February 2024, the "International Holocaust Memorial Day – This is Our Story" exhibition at the Heritage Gallery, Queen Anne Court, University of Greenwich, is a journey through the Holocaust, Resistance, Resilience, a...

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Yellow House - Yellow House Remembers - HMD 2024

Thursday, 25 January 2024,

Yellow House have been at the forefront of direct work with young people throughout Merseyside, UK and Europe working on a daily basis at our own Centre and in schools, colleges and other youth agencies - as well as major theatre, art and social p...

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University of Greenwich - Three Minutes: A Lengthening - HMD 2024

Wednesday, 31 January 2024,

On Wednesday 31 January the university will be screening the documentary "Three Minutes: A Lengthening", which will transport viewers to the Jewish community of Nasielsk, Poland, captured on film in 1938 by photographer David Kurtz.
Unveilin...

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Yate Library – Book Display – HMD 2024

Saturday, 27 January 2024,

Yate Library will have a selection of books on display.
From Novels to Non-fiction, to help people learn more about the atrocities perpetrated in the past.