Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is marked on 27 January each year and is a time to remember the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in the genocides which followed.
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The theme for HMD 2026 – Bridging Generations – is a call to action. A reminder that the responsibility of remembrance does not end with the survivors – it lives on through their children, their grandchildren and through all of us.
This theme encourages us all to engage actively with the past: to listen, to learn and to carry those lessons forward. By doing so, we build a bridge between memory and action, between history and hope for the future.
The Council for Christians and Jews (CCJ) has prayers, reflections and advice on how to commemorate the Holocaust in churches. The Council of Christians and Jews is a nationwide forum for Christian-Jewish engagement.
Our photographer has visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp on many occasions – some in the presence of Popes.
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A reflection for Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 given by Abbot Hugh Allan o.praem, Director of Mission, on this year's theme 'Bridging Generations'.
For a Better Future is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2025.
Fragility of Freedom is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2024.
This prayer can be used by Christians on or around Holocaust Memorial Day.
Holocaust Memorial Day we learn more about the past, we empathise with others today, and we take action for a better future.
Bishop John Sherrington reflects on a recent pilgrimage to Poland organised by the Council of Christians and Jews.
A short message from the Right Reverend Declan Lang, Bishop of Clifton for Holocaust Memorial Day.
In 2000, a commitment was made in Stockholm by the Holocaust Taskforce to encourage remembrance of the Holocaust by holding an annual Holocaust Memorial Day.
