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Holocaust Memorial Day


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We invite the Redbridge community to join us in commemorating victims of persecution in a special service on Holocaust Memorial Day, Monday 27 January at 10am. It will be held at the Holocaust Memorial Garden, Valentines Park with the theme For a Better Future.

Map of Valentines Park including location of Holocaust Memorial Garden

The service will feature a number of speakers including the Mayor of Redbridge, Redbridge Council Leader, faith leaders and more.

There will be readings by Students from Redbridge Schools. The Deputy Mayor of Redbridge, Faith leaders will lay a wreath of remembrance for all faiths in unity. Other representatives and groups will also have the opportunity to lay wreaths.

This Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp complex, and the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia.

80 years on from the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, antisemitism has increased significantly globally, many UK communities are feeling vulnerable, with hostility and suspicion of others rising. We hope that HMD 2025 can be an opportunity for people to come together, learn both from and about the past, and take actions to make a better future for all.

Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack MBE visited us at Valentines Mansion and shared her experiences during the Holocaust and the importance of commemorating the Holocaust and subsequent genocides. Watch Susan’s story via youtube.

Join the nation and Light the Darkness at 8pm on 27 January light a candle and put safely in your window, to remember those who were murdered for who they were and to stand against prejudice today.


Redbridge Libraries have curated booklists for young people and for adults to widen knowledge and understanding of the holocaust and genocides:

There are special curated Holocaust Memorial Day collections of eBooks and eAudiobooks available on Libby:

For more information please visit the Holocaust Memorial Day website.



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Monday, 27 Jan 2025
10:00 am - 11:30 am