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.
The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 is Fragility of Freedom.
To mark this, modern historian Dr Emily Stiles has recorded a podcast with Philosophy of Education research student Lucy Dixon, in which they explore the concept of freedom p...
Embley pupils will take part in the school's annual commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day using the theme of Fragility of Freedom.
Senior School pupils will join a whole-school assembly on Monday before a week of discussions, activities an...
This year Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day is organised by the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations, University of Southampton and Solent University.
Our commemorative event includes testimony from Marie-Chantal...
Westbury Manor Museum will be lit up in purple from 8pm on 27 January in support of Holocaust Memorial Day.
Individuals are encouraged to take part by safely lighting a candle in their window to remember those who were murdered for who they...
Oakmoor School is putting together an evening full of childrens work and activities linked to the Holocaust for families to come and reflect with us.
There will also be a candle lighting and a minute's silence.
Havant Borough Council are planning a short non-denominational service of commemoration at the Holocaust Memorial at Havant Cemetery, Eastern Road, Havant PO9 2JQ at 11.00 am on Friday 26th January 2024.
The service will focus on the theme...
I did a HMD assembly at Emmanuel Middle School for 200 Year 5 and Year 6 pupils. I have developed a PowerPoint presentation about Judith Kerr and how she and her family managed to escape Berlin all because of the act of a German policeman who very...
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.
Assembly delivered to all year groups.
Join us for a service recognising the Fragility of Freedom at 11am at St Andrew’s Garrison Church, Queens Avenue, Aldershot, Hampshire
Vigil held in the Chapel at the University of Chichester.
Display at Reception of Rushmoor Borough Council - accessible during reception opening times of 9am to 2pm
Chichester Marks Holocaust Memorial Day with a specially-commissioned one-woman show from novelist, historian and Cicestrian, Kate Mosse.
Celebrating extraordinary women of World War II whose courage and bravery deserve to be better known, ...
A visit from Anita Peleg to share her mother's survivor story to years 12 and 13 at Bournemouth School for Girls. Anita visited on Thursday 25 January 2024 between 11.30-12.30. The students were completely engaged by her talk and many questions fo...
Reading’s annual, free Civic commemoration will follow the global Holocaust Memorial Day theme for 2024, ‘Fragility of Freedom’, reflecting on how freedom is fragile and vulnerable to abuse. The theme will inspire open discussions about how we as ...
I read eve Bunting's the story of 'Terrible Things' to 360 Key stage 2 children at Bishop Aldhelm's C.E school.
This was on 2nd February.
I started at 10.00 and finished about 10.20.
The second of our HMD events for students which will run from 10-11.30.
We will start the event with an Act of Commemoration at which 7 candles will be lit.
Our local survivor Henry Schachter will be telling his story of being a hidden...
Generation2Generation are providing one of their speakers (Jeanette Marx) to deliver a talk as part of a wider workshop to our Year 9 students.
Generation 2 Generation are providing one of their speakers (Francis Morton) to deliver a 35 minute talk to our A Level students on Friday 26th January, at 9.55am.
The title of the talk is 'Letters of Love and Loss'.