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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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St Helens Church - A Wakefield Holocaust Story - HMD 2024

Sunday, 28 January 2024,

This event will tell the story of Ernst and Gertrud Neustadt, a German Jewish couple who fled to England in late 1939, and who are buried in the graveyard of St Helen's church in Wakefield. The talk will be given by Charlie Knight, who explored Er...

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University Campus Oldham - HMD Display - HMD 2024

Monday, 22 January 2024,

There will be a display on the fragility of freedom and Holocaust Memorial Day available to view all week in the main foyer of University Campus Oldham. Literature and stickers from Holocaust Memorial Day trust will be available for the University...

Manchester Jewish Museum - Reflections on Freedom - HMD 2024 Public

Manchester Jewish Museum - Reflections on Freedom - HMD 2024

Sunday, 28 January 2024,

Join us as we open the museum doors for free to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

This event is co-curated by The Creative Activists, a group of creative people aged 18-25, who are seeking to create powerful acts of sharing and connection with t...

New Vic Borderlines - YIZKOR - HMD 2024 Public

New Vic Borderlines - YIZKOR - HMD 2024

Thursday, 25 January 2024,

10 am performance of Yizkor - docu-drama on Holocaust
12 am performance of Yizkor - docu-drama on Holocaust

New Vic Borderlines in partnership with Huddersfield University presents Yizkor as a part of the United Nations Holocaust Memo...

Queens' School - School Assembly - HMD 2024 Private

Queens' School - School Assembly - HMD 2024

Monday, 22 January 2024,

Annual 15 minute school Assembly tailored for each school year from 7 to 13 [age 11 to 18] , given on 5 days across the week.
Over 1750 pupils will be involved in this, and other materials will be sent to tutor groups in the week.
This...

Shropshire Council - Cherry Tree Planting in Shropshire - HMD 2024 Private

Shropshire Council - Cherry Tree Planting in Shropshire - HMD 2024

Friday, 26 January 2024,

Here in Shropshire we find a different primary school each year, in different parts of our large rural county, at which to plant a cherry tree to commemorate the Holocaust and other genocides. The aim is to help primary school children to learn ab...

Private

Watford FC - Holocaust Survivor Talk - HMD 2024

Wednesday, 6 December 2023,

Holocaust survivor Eve Kugler will be coming to speak to staff from Watford FC and our Community, Sports and Education Trust.
Eve has previously spoken to a group of our Academy players.

Private

TEC Partnership - Lesson - HMD 2024

Monday, 22 January 2024,

During the week commencing 22nd January, all of our FE learners will be learning about the Holocaust during their weekly group tutorial sessions.

Stroud Radical Reading Group - The Drowned and The Saved - HMD 2024 Public

Stroud Radical Reading Group - The Drowned and The Saved - HMD 2024

Sunday, 28 January 2024,

As part of a day of events marking Holocaust Memorial Day in Stroud, we will discuss Primo Levi’s book The Drowned and The Saved, from 3.30-5.30pm at The Lansdown Hall in Stroud (GL5 1BB), on Sunday 28th January. This will follow Stroud’s Holocaus...

Private

John Whitgift Academy - Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony - HMD 2024

Friday, 26 January 2024,

A whole school 30 minute service, with guests from the local community to remember the Holocaust and those affected by other genocides.
We will have readings from students and a candle lighting ceremony, followed by some silent reflection.