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Annual Events

Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) on 27 January is a national commemoration day in the United Kingdom dedicated to the remembrance of Jewish people and others who suffered in the Holocaust under Nazi persecution. It was first held in January 2001. The chosen date is the anniversary of the liberation of  by the  in 1945, the date also chosen for the  and some other national .

Since 2005, Holocaust Memorial Day has been supported by the , a charity set up and funded by the UK Government. ‘For a Better Future’ is the chosen HMD theme for 2025.

Each year, the Weidenfeld Institute organises several events to mark HMD. This year, our annual Holocaust Memorial Day event took place on Wednesday 5 February 2025 at the Ò»±¾µÀ.

You can find recordings of our previous Holocaust Memorial Day events at Sussex.