On 27 January, the world will be marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2025.
On this day we share the memory of the millions who have been murdered in the Holocaust and subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur in order to challenge hatred and persecution in the world today.
What is Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is observed every year on 27 January — the day the representatives from 46 governments around the world adopted in 2000, the Stockholm Declaration committing to preserving the memory of those who have been murdered in the Holocaust. This declaration became the statement of commitment which is still used as a basis for HMD activities today.
Join the ceremony
Subscribe to the HMD newsletter on the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust website to be among the first to hear details of how you can watch the UK Ceremony for HMD 2025.
The Chelmsford Jewish Community and Chelmsford City Council invite everyone to a HMD commemoration on Thursday 30 January 2025 at 7pm in the Council Chamber at Chelmsford City Council.
Holocaust Memorial Day statement from Cllr Arthur Coote
Portfolio holder for Housing and Equalities, Cllr Arthur Coote, says a few words about Holocaust Memorial Day.
"As increasing levels of polarisation and violence continue to impact our world, we encourage people to learn lessons from the past and take steps to challenge hatred and persecution.Our role is to commemorate the past and work towards a better future. We do this by promoting a world which is free from persecutions based on people's characteristics, such as faith or ethnicity. Holocaust Memorial Day is not a day for division or divisiveness, it's a day for people and communities to come together in remembrance of both those who were murdered and to remember our shared humanity.
"Holocaust Memorial Day, which usually takes place on 27 January each year, is now an established act of commemoration when people from all over the world come together to remember the destruction and devastation caused by the Holocaust and more recent genocides and persecution, to learn about the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and the genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur, in the hope that there may be one day in the future with no genocide.
2025 theme
For a Better Future is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2025.
This Holocaust Memorial Day 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.
