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.
To mark the day and this year's theme, Fragility of Freedom, a singing workshop will be organised during which two easy songs by Ilse Weber (1903-1944) are going to be studied and sung.
She wrote these songs during her internment in the conc...
Harris Manchester College's mid week Chapel service will, on 31 January 2024, be a Holocaust Memorial Service.
The College Chaplain, the Rev Dr Claire MacDonald will lead the service, with Wendy Fidler CBE. A simple sacred gathering with wor...
Sunday 28 January 5.30-6.30pm
Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration
Music from Keble Choir and local Jewish Choir OxfordShir
with readings, prayers, and lighting of candles
in collaboration with the Council of Christians &a...
Our Community Walks are HERE! Monthly walks for all of the family (and pets) to enjoy.
We meet outside of MK Gallery at 11am on the last Saturday of each month, followed by a walk around Campbell Park.
Book here: https://www.eventbri...
Everyone in the Oxford Brookes University community is welcome to join the Multifaith Chaplaincy for a student-led commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day. We gather every year to remember the people who suffered and died in the Holocaust, and in ...
Oxford Brookes commemorative service, including a performance by the university choir of an original piece.
Tuesday, 13 Feb 2024 at Wantage Methodist Church.
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm.
Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Dr Agnes Kaposi MBE, Rabbi Tanya Sakhnovich and Revd Bruce Thompson (Methodist Minister).
Wantage Methodist Church Saturday 27th January 10am till 12 noon
A time to pop in and reflect a while, for as brief a time or as long as you are able. Images, music and film clips will be shown on a rolling powerpoint. Opportunity to light...
Talk: a Kindertransport Child, the story of Otto Deutsch (Stewart Raine, Jewish community) (Y5 upwards)
Film and talk: showing of ‘Porrajmos’, the Nazi genocide of the Gypsy, Roma and Sinti peoples (Lizzie Small, Romany community) (Y8 upwar...
10am - 11.15am on Friday 26th January 2024
HMD 2024 opening ceremony at Exeter Cathedral, attended by local dignitaries, members of the public and school pupils.
Speaker: Rosemary Schonfeld
A short commemoration including the lighting of a candle. Taking place at the Anne Fran tree in Russell Park in Bedford, The tree is located at the back of Russell Park near Penbroke Street in Bedford.
The ceremony is arranged by the Bedford...
Tuesday, 13 Feb 2024. 12 noon to 1 pm.
Holocaust Survivor Dr Agnes Kaposi MBE in conversation with Rev Bruce Thompson.
Light refreshments to follow.
A multi-faith civic service at King's Lynn Town Hall from noon.
Members of the Christian and Muslim community will join with schools and other organisations to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
Readings, poetry and song combine for a moving...
Year 6 at Bickleigh Down CofE Primary School will be working with PCFCD and hearing from Jonathan Marshall. Jonathan was a good friend of Solly Irving and will be sharing Solly's story with the children. After Jonathan's talk, Year 6 will be rea...
In accordance with this year's HMD collaboration with the RHS, Downe House has dedicated land near our chapel to providing a memorial garden to those who suffered as a result of The Holocaust.
A chapel service at our school, lighting the HMD #lightthedarkness candle and sharing prayers.
• 10:30 hrs - Stalls Open, view displays and engage with stall holders and communities
• 12:00 hrs - The candle lighting ceremony in remembrance
On completion visitors can continue to view the stands and this will be a further engagem...
In response to the HMD stories - David Berger and the Veseli family our children wrote reflections on the accounts on small purple flames. These flames were then added to our HMD display in the Humanities department.
On Tuesday 30 January, a memorial event will be held in the Peace Garden on Plymouth Hoe at midday, providing an opportunity for communities to reflect.
For more info: https://ow.ly/YQrn50QuRPH
We have speakers for year 12 (160 students) and year 13 (152 students) on Friday 9th Feb in school.