Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January each year. The information below gives details of the events that took place in 2008.
A Journey of Life, Death and Reflection: the Holocaust in images
Paragraph 175
Candlelit Vigil
Exhibition Reception
About the Holocaust
Holocaust Memorial Day exists so that we can learn the lessons of the past to build a better future now. The central theme this year was ’Imagine…remember, reflect, react’.
Events took place in Newcastle with the aim of ensuring that we continue to remember the victims of the Holocaust and other acts of genocide and think about how we live together today.
Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorative Event
Sunday 27 January 2008, 3 – 5pm
Great Hall, Discovery Museum, Blandford Square, Newcastle
Free event – contact James Milne for a ticket on:
0191 211 5601 or email: james.milne@newcastle.gov.uk
This year’s Commemorative Event included a concert performance of the children’s opera ‘Brundibar’, first performed in the Terezin concentration camp during World War Two. Young musicians and schoolchildren from across the city took part in this performance, led by Newcastle and Gateshead Councils’ Schools Music Teams. The performance was followed by a number of short pieces, including a reflection from local schoolchildren who had visited Auschwitz as part of the Government programme and an anti-bullying drama.
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7 – 31 January 2008
East End Library, Hadrian Square, Byker, Newcastle
Phone: 0191 278 8400
Monday -Thursday 9am – 8pm, Friday and Saturday 9am – 5pm, Sunday 10am – 2pm
15 January – 29 February 2008
Tourist Information Centre, The Guildhall, Quayside
Phone: 0191 277 8000
Monday - Friday 9.30am – 5 pm, Saturday 9am – 5pm,
Sunday 9am – 4 pm
This photography exhibition by Paul Brown aimed to build upon people’s understanding of the Holocaust and to reflect on the personal tragedy. The photographs depicted a visual emotional journey through the Holocaust, starting with the Jewish Shtetl life, moving through to the final destruction and lastly the memories of the survivors.
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Council Chamber, Newcastle Civic Centre
Sunday 27 January, 2pm
Paragraph 175 was a documentary film released in 2000, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, and narrated by Rupert Everett.
Contact: Sian Broadhurst on 0191 or email: sian.broadhurst@newcastle.gov.uk
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Newcastle Civic Centre grounds
Sunday 27 January, 4:30pm
A candlelit vigil was led by Claire Lawson of the Gay Police Association.
Contact Sian Broadhurst on 0191 262 1649 or email: sian.broadhurst@newcastle.gov.uk
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La Boca Art Café, Princess Square, Newcastle
Sunday 27 January, 5pm
An exhibition of work by LGBT artists.
Contact Sian Broadhurst on 0191 262 1649 or email: sian.broadhurst@newcastle.gov.uk
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During the Second World War, Nazi Germany murdered six million Jews in a systematic, state-sponsored campaign of persecution and extermination now known as the Holocaust. Although Jews were the primary victims of Nazi racism, others targeted for death included tens of thousands of Roma (Gypsies) and at least 200,000 mentally or physically disabled people.
As Nazi tyranny spread across Europe millions of people were persecuted and murdered on the basis of skin colour, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious belief or political affiliation. The consequences of this loss and persecution are felt today by Holocaust and genocide survivors, their children and grandchildren in the UK and around the world.
Newcastle was the focal point for the UK's 2007 Holocaust Memorial Day programme. Click here to visit the archived the website for the 2007 event. The site includes information about the 2007 event and has a schools resources section titled "Same. But Different".