Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day is the international day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust and of other genocides. The theme of this year’s HMD is “Legacy of hope”.

The day is marked on 27 January each year (the same date the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated in 1944). It aims to make sure that the crimes committed during the Holocaust and in more recent genocides, are not forgotten or repeated.

Salford City Council is involved in marking this day with an event the following night to help future generations learn the lessons of the Holocaust:

The Legacy of Hope event:

Thursday 28 January 2010
7.30pm- 8.45pm

Buile Hill Banqueting Suite
Buile Hill Park
Eccles Old Road
Salford M6 8GL

All Salford residents are invited to attend the event which will feature speeches from the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, a Czech Roma woman and a refugee from the Embrace Project, performances by Salford schoolchildren and an act of commemoration to remember those lost. The event is open to everyone and free parking is available.

Find out more about the Holocaust and other genocides from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. You can also light the HMD virtual candle and become part of the Legacy of Hope.