The national theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2027 is No Place for Prejudice – how prejudice shaped the Holocaust and how it is a growing reality today.
We will be starting planning for the event in summer 2026. All ideas and suggestions of types of event, films, displays, talks, musical performances etc are very welcome. Our HMD events have been different every year. We are totally open to new ideas. And we would very much like to hear from anyone who would like to join our informal group. You don’t have to be Jewish (our current chair isn’t) or an ‘expert’.
Things we need help with include:
Contact with venues
Finding speakers and/or musicians
Helping with a publicity display
Helping with putting the brochure together
Taking photos
Serving refreshments
Contacting the press
Helping run the website (it’s very easy! Just like word processing)
Speaking in public – to introduce a film or at the main event
Getting young people and schools involved
Liaising with Depot cinema and helping decide on which film(s) to screen
If you would like to help, or just find out a bit more, please message us via the ‘contact’ tab on this website.
Statement from the group
We grieve for the innocent lives being lost in conflicts throughout the world, and hope for peaceful solutions in the near future.
We hope that by remembering the Holocaust and other genocides and by recounting what happened to individuals who suffered we can reinforce the message of our common humanity.
