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Birmingham’s annual civic commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day will be hosted at Millennium Point next week.
The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Muhammad Afzal, will lead the event on Sunday (30 January 2022) which this year has the theme of One Day. The event is free, open to all and starts at 2pm.
Holocaust Memorial Day commemorates the victims and survivors of the Holocaust and Nazi persecutions, as well as other genocides around the world.
One Day is the theme for this year’s event, in the hope there may be one day in the future with no genocide.
Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Muhammad Afzal, said: “Holocaust Memorial Day is an opportunity for everyone to pause, reflect and learn lessons from the past and apply them to the present day, to create a safer, better future. I hope as many people as possible will join us at Millennium Point on 30 January.”
Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities at Birmingham City Council, will be hosting the event and give a short speech.
This event will also be recorded and shared via the city council’s social media accounts afterwards.
A national ceremony of remembrance for Holocaust Memorial Day will be streamed online on 27 January, at 7pm. For more details please visit the Holocaust Memorial Day website
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