Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January) is when people across the world gather to remember the 6 million Jewish people who were murdered in the Holocaust. We also commemorate the millions more people murdered through the Nazi persecution, the communists, LGBT+ and disabled people as well as the millions more who were murdered in other genocides around the world.
Events in 2025
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust stresses, “At a time of heightened tensions and communal division in the UK, partly as a result of the conflict in the Middle East, bringing communities together in recognition of our common humanity is more important than ever and HMD activity organisers all across the UK play a vital role in making this happen.”
It is imperative for us all to remember historic and current genocides, and to understand the causes that lead up to such atrocities so that we can stop it from happening again. These actions have been the culmination of years of powerful regimes, political parties and groups, and individuals sowing seeds of hatred against those they pose as ‘other’. This is still happening today.