Holocaust memorial day

Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 to be marked in virtual ceremony

An online ceremony that will remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust will be shared by East Devon District Council (EDDC).

The council commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day every year on January 27 – the day that Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, was liberated.

Unfortunately due to the current pandemic and restrictions in place EDDC’s Chair...

Plymouth remembers the Holocaust

Millions of victims of the Holocaust as well as subsequent genocides will be remembered at a series of events this week, as Plymouth City Council passes a motion to both remember the Holocaust and condemn unfair discrimination.

A number of events are happening across the city this week in remembrance of the Holocaust, offering support and speakers for school assemblies related to...