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.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2024
From Friday 26th January there will be a display in Borth Hub to mark
Holocaust Memorial Day organised by a Borth resident whose grandfather was
murdered in Auschwitz.
The theme this year is TH...
A vigil outside Skipton Town Hall
Salford Holocaust Memorial Day Event
Swinton Masonic Hall Salford
Wednesday 24th January 2024
Access from 6.15pm for light refreshments,
Event 7 - 8.30pm
A commemorative event to mark National Holocaust
Memo...
A candlelight vigil to commemorate all victims of the Holocaust hosted by Aberystwyth University Jewish Society. Satuday, January 27th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm outside the Student Union.
The National Library of Wales will illuminate the building on the 26th of January
The Local Authority will light up both buildings to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, 27 January, as part of our Light the Darkness national moment.
'Fragility of Freedom: The Stories of two Holocaust Survivors from Slovakia in the AJR Refugee Voices Testimony Archive'
Please join us to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 with Dr Bea Lewkowicz, Director of the AJR Refugee Voices Tes...
The Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP) at Aberystwyth University invites you to this special film screening and talk by Einion Gruffudd of the National Library of Wales. We will be showing the film ‘Refugees from National Socialism in Wales’...
Holocaust Memorial Service on 25 January 2024 - Annual Holocaust Memorial Event to include Raising of Flag, Service and lighting of Candle, Input and readings from young people, refugee families , local schools, Reflection of the theme through sto...
A Child in Striped Pyjamas - Gosforth Civic Theatre
There will be two performances:
Thursday 25th January, 7.30pm
Saturday 27th January, 8pm
John Boyne’s masterpiece, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, still features regular...
The live event is by invitation only, but the content will be available to view on YouTube from the 28 January.
This will include memorial prayers, keynote speaker Susie Kaufman who will talk about her three parents' experiences during the H...
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...
Everyone is invited to join us for our Holocaust Memorial Day on Wednesday 24 January 2024 between 6.15 pm and 8.00pm.
The event will be taking place at Littleborough Coach House and Heritage Centre, Lodge Street, Littleborough, OL15 9AE
Fragments of a Diary - Closing Concert
Sunday 28th January, 7.30pm, Jesmond United Reformed Church
Josima Feldschuh was a wunderkind pianist and composer from a Jewish family in Warsaw. She died in 1943 at the age of 15, whilst fleein...
Musique d’un Autre Monde - Second Concert
Sunday 21st January, 7.30pm, Newcastle University Kings Hall
Following on from the Opening Concert, this second concert once again focuses on Polish composers affected by the Holocaust. The c...
Cobweb Orchestra Concert
Saturday 27th January, 1pm, Jesmond United Reformed Church
Conductor: Andrew Jackson
Soloist: Iona Brown
Cobweb Orchestra present a unique range of challenging repertoire, including Szymon Laks’ P...
Jazz Event: A Homage to the Musicians of Warsaw Ghetto
Friday 26th January, 7.30pm, The Globe
This concert will look at music influenced by jazz within Warsaw and the Warsaw Ghetto. It will include pieces such as 'Mary' and 'Kocham Tw...
Musique d’un Autre Monde - Opening Concert
Saturday 20th January, 7.30pm, Newcastle University Kings Hall
This year’s Opening Concert is dedicated to Polish composers who suffered in the Holocaust. Behind each piece of music is a life...
A Child in Striped Pyjamas - Gosforth Civic Theatre
There will be two performances:
Thursday 25th January, 7.30pm
Saturday 27th January, 8pm
John Boyne’s masterpiece, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, still features regular...
'My Father's Secret' film will be available online for participating schools from 4pm Wednesday 24th to 4pm Friday 26th January.