Light the Darkness ............ today from 4pm ...... Holocaust Memorial Day

 Each year people from across the UK take part in a national moment for Holocaust Memorial Day.

At 4pm on 27 January people across the nation will light candles and put them safely in their windows to:

remember those who were murdered for who they were 

stand against prejudice and hatred today

Picture; The 8th night of Hanukkah, Kiel,  William Miconnet who wrote, “Rabbi Akiva Boruch Posner lit this menorah on the 8th night of Hanukkah in full view of the Nazi headquarters in Kiel, Germany, 12 December 1931”The National Library of Israel*

The Holocaust Memorial Trust, Holocaust Memorial Trust, https://hmd.org.uk/hmd-theme-2026/

*The National Library of Israel, https://www.nli.org.il/en

Light the Darkness ............ today from 4pm ...... Holocaust Memorial Day

 Each year people from across the UK take part in a national moment for Holocaust Memorial Day.

Imperial War Museum North,  lights the darkness for HMD

At 4pm on 27 January people across the nation will light candles and put them safely in their windows to:

remember those who were murdered for who they were

stand against prejudice and hatred today

Salford Quays Millenium Footbridge, lights the darkness for HMD

Iconic buildings and landmarks will light up in purple during this powerful national moment of commemoration and solidarity.

Follow the link for details.

Light the https://hmd.org.uk/take-part-in-holocaust-memorial-day/

Picture; Imperial War Museum North,ights the darkness for HMD, photo Credit Emma Phillipson,  Salford Quays Millenium Footbridge, lights the darkness for HMD, photo Credit Emma Phillipson

Remembering ……. Holocaust Memorial Day

 There will be many different ways people will mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

The 8th night of Hanukkah, Kiel, December 12th, 1931

One way will be to light a candle and put it in your window tomorrow evening  you can participate in the UK Ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 which will be streamed online  by registering with the Holocaust Memorial Trust online.*

“The Trust encourages remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. We promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) – the international day on January 27th  to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups and in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.

January 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.

The Holocaust threatened the fabric of civilisation, and genocide must still be resisted every day. Our world often feels fragile and vulnerable and we cannot be complacent. Even in the UK, prejudice and the language of hatred must be challenged by us all”.**

Chaya Hochrad

And for those who want to explore the human tragedy you can join The I Remember Wall which, “when you join, your name will be randomly matched to a Holocaust victim from Yad Vashem's Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names. 

This unique project allows you to remember a specific victim, learn their name, read their story, and see their picture. You can then share the story of a Holocaust victim with others, as we join together to spread Holocaust awareness on International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January27th). 

Together, we can ensure that the memory of the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust is never forgotten".***

You can join https://hmd.org.uk/=

Pictures, The 8th night of Hanukkah, Kiel,  William Miconnet who wrote, “Rabbi Akiva Boruch Posner lit this menorah on the 8th night of Hanukkah in full view of the Nazi headquarters in Kiel, Germany, 12 December 1931” and Chaya Hochrad  Elaine F. Miller, who added “The young woman on the left was my father’s paternal cousin, Chaya Hochrad.  The National Library of Israel****

* Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, https://hmd.org.uk/

** Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, https://hmd.org.uk/

***I Remember Wall, https://iremember.yadvashem.org/?p=1068&&utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter-english&utm_campaign=iremember-2022&utm_content=email-01

****The National Library of Israel, https://web.nli.org.il/sites/nli/english/Pages/default.aspx

Light the Darkness ............ today from 4pm ...... Holocaust Memorial Day

Each year people from across the UK take part in a national moment for Holocaust Memorial Day.

Imperial War Museum North,  lights the darkness for HMD

At 4pm on 27 January people across the nation will light candles and put them safely in their windows to:

remember those who were murdered for who they were

stand against prejudice and hatred today

Salford Quays Millenium Footbridge, lights the darkness for HMD

Iconic buildings and landmarks will light up in purple during this powerful national moment of commemoration and solidarity.

Follow the link for details.

Light the https://www.hmd.org.uk/lightthedarkness/

Picture; Imperial War Museum North,ights the darkness for HMD, photo Credit Emma Phillipson,  Salford Quays Millenium Footbridge, lights the darkness for HMD, photo Credit Emma Phillipson

Remembering ……. Holocaust Memorial Day

There will be many different ways people will mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

The 8th night of Hanukkah, Kiel, December 12th, 1931

One way will be to light a candle and put it in your window tomorrow evening  you can participate in the UK Ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 which will be streamed online  by registering with the Holocaust Memorial Trust online.*

“The Trust encourages remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. We promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) – the international day on January 27th  to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups and in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.

January 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.

The Holocaust threatened the fabric of civilisation, and genocide must still be resisted every day. Our world often feels fragile and vulnerable and we cannot be complacent. Even in the UK, prejudice and the language of hatred must be challenged by us all”.**

Chaya Hochrad

And for those who want to explore the human tragedy you can join The I Remember Wall which, “when you join, your name will be randomly matched to a Holocaust victim from Yad Vashem's Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names. 

This unique project allows you to remember a specific victim, learn their name, read their story, and see their picture. You can then share the story of a Holocaust victim with others, as we join together to spread Holocaust awareness on International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January27th). 

Together, we can ensure that the memory of the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust is never forgotten".***

You can join online by following the link.

Pictures, The 8th night of Hanukkah, Kiel,  William Miconnet who wrote, “Rabbi Akiva Boruch Posner lit this menorah on the 8th night of Hanukkah in full view of the Nazi headquarters in Kiel, Germany, 12 December 1931” and Chaya Hochrad  Elaine F. Miller, who added “The young woman on the left was my father’s paternal cousin, Chaya Hochrad.  The National Library of Israel****

* Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, https://www.hmd.org.uk/what-is-holocaust-memorial-day/

** Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, https://www.hmd.org.uk/

***I Remember Wall, https://iremember.yadvashem.org/?p=1068&&utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter-english&utm_campaign=iremember-2022&utm_content=email-01

****The National Library of Israel, https://web.nli.org.il/sites/nli/english/Pages/default.aspx

Tomorrow .......Marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

Tomorrow we remember those the Nazis murdered.

News from Vad Vashem.*

 "During the Holocaust, the Nazis endeavored to obliterate the identity of every Jewish man, woman, and child. 

Since the 1950s, Yad Vashem has worked tirelessly to gather the names of the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. "The Book of Names of Holocaust Victims" memorializes each of the 4,800,000 individuals whose names are commemorated in Yad Vashem's Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names.** 

Every name, birth date, hometown and place of death is clearly printed on meter-high pages and illuminated by a gentle strip of light that lies between each page. 

The monumental size of the book attests to the collective, immeasurable loss to the entire Jewish people, and to humanity. The blank pages of the book's final volume, symbolize the names still to be redeemed, recorded and memorialized, in perpetuity, by Yad Vashem.

Yad Vashem will be installing The Book of Names at the United Nations Headquarters for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. ***

The opening event will be broadcast live on Thursday, 26 January at 1:30 PM EST via Yad Vashem's Facebook Page and via UNTV.  The Book of Names will be on display in New York through 17 February 2023 and is open to the public for viewing. The Book will then be brought to Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, where it will be on permanent display beginning April 2023.

Pictures; courtesy of Vad Vashem 

*Vad Vashem, https://www.yadvashem.org/about.html

** "The Book of Names of Holocaust Victims", https://www.yadvashem.org/press-release/19-january-2023-10-35.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=book-of-names&utm_content=live-stream

 ***Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names https://yvng.yadvashem.org/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=book-of-names&utm_content=live-stream