Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place every year on the 27th January. It is day for everyone to remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution, and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.
Theme
The theme for 2021 is ‘Be the Light in the Darkness’. It encourages everyone to reflect on the depths humanity can sink to, but also the ways individuals and communities resisted that darkness to ‘be the light’ before, during and after genocide.
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust has an interactive activity map to find in-person and online activities across the UK, or add your own public or privately listed activity to join in on the national memorial.
Find more information at: https://www.hmd.org.uk/
THE FED
THE FED is the leading social care charity for the Manchester Jewish Community.
Their vision is to create an outstanding range of services and resources that respond to the changing health and social care needs of Jewish people in Greater Manchester, to develop services and support, become a beacon of best practice and expertise, and to promote partnership with other organisations and communities.
Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27th, THE FED’s My Voice team will honour the lives and memories of a small selection of their clients, presenting daily extracts from books and a history of their lives.
One story of Sonja Sternberg, a refugee from Berlin who left in 1939, eventually landing in England and started a family in Didsbury.
Visit their Facebook page here to read about all these amazing stories.
Greater Manchester Holocaust Memorial Day Service
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, together with the 10 councils of Greater Manchester, invite you to join them online for the Greater Manchester Holocaust Memorial Day Service.
The online event is an opportunity to commemorate those killed in the Holocaust and the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.
Those watching from home will be invited to take part in a minute's silence and collective candle lighting, so please have a candle ready.
The event will be available to watch at 10am on 27 January 2021 on The Mayor of Greater Manchester's Facebook page – link here.
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