Please note that this event has already occured.
Key information
Date: Monday 23 January 2023
Time: 11:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: Online, , Online, London, GB
Cost: Free
About the event
City Hall is working closely with the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET) and The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) to create a ceremony that will commemorate victims of the Holocaust and provide time for reflection for those affected by more recent genocides.
The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 is Ordinary People.
Order of the ceremony
- Opening music: Nigan, traditional arranged by Francesca Ter-Berg (cello) and Anna Lowenstein (violin)
- Welcome: Dr Onkar Sahota, AM - Chair of the London Assembly
- Address: Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
- Holocaust Educational Trust: Karen Pollock CBE, Chief Executive
- Testimonial: Joan Salter BEM, Holocaust survivor
- Reflections: Holocaust Educational Trust Ambassadors
- Holocaust Memorial Day Trust: Olivia Marks-Woldman OBE, Chief Executive
- Testimonial: Antoinette Mutabazi, survivor of the Genocide in Rwanda
- Statement of commitment: read by Holocaust Educational Trust Ambassadors
- Rabbi Daniel Epstein and Rebbetzin Ilana Epstein, Western Marble Arch Synagogue: reflection, El Male Rachamim memorial prayer, lighting of memorial candle
- Closing music: Shver Un Shviger, traditional arranged by Francesca Ter-Berg (cello) and Anna Lowenstein (violin)
Watch the London's Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony 2023 live
Monday 23 January at 11am.
Due to the nature of the subject, some viewers may find this content upsetting. If you find any of the content upsetting, please visit the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust page on dealing with sensitive content for a list of resources that you can refer to
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With thanks to
- Holocaust Educational Trust
- Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
- Jewish Music Institute