Holocaust Memorial Day is held annually on 27 January to coincide with the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp.
It’s a day for everyone to remember the victims of genocide world-wide, including honouring the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, the millions of people killed under Nazi Persecution and in the genocides that have happened since in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
Ceredigion County Council will illuminate three of Aberystwyth’s most iconic buildings in a show of solidarity, respect, and honour to all victims of genocide. From Wednesday 26 to Friday 28 January 2022, the Bandstand on Aberystwyth’s seafront, Aberystwyth Castle and the Alun R. Edwards Centre will be lit up purple.
The theme this year is One Day, which provides us with an opportunity to imagine one day in the future without genocide or to learn from one day in history.
Ceredigion County Council Leader, Councillor Ellen Ap Gwynn, said: “On Holocaust Memorial Day let us all take the opportunity to pause, reflect and learn lessons from the past and apply them to the present day to create a safer and better future for everyone.”
Together we bear witness for those who endured genocide and honour the survivors and all those whose lives were changed beyond recognition.
You can learn more about Holocaust Memorial Day and this year’s theme on the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust website: https://www.hmd.org.uk/what-is-holocaust-memorial-day/this-years-theme/
24/01/2022