To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2023, a recording of this year’s Wales Commemoration will be available to watch on the Cardiff Council YouTube channel.
Filmed at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff, the Multi-Faith Commemoration can be viewed from 11am on Friday 27th January.
The Commemoration is conducted by The Reverend Canon Stewart Lisk, Honorary Chaplain to Cardiff Council, with contributors including First Minister, Mark Drakeford, Leader of Cardiff Council, Huw Thomas, and The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Graham Hinchey.
You can download the Holocaust Memorial Wales Day 2023 Order of Service.
About the event
Holocaust Memorial Day is an international day of remembrance for victims of the Holocaust and other genocides. The day honours the survivors and remembers those who have lost their lives. It is held on January 27 every year, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
The theme of Holocaust Memorial Day this year is, ‘Ordinary People’. It highlights the ordinary people who let genocide happen, the ordinary people who actively perpetrated genocide, and the ordinary people who were persecuted. The theme also prompts us to consider how ordinary people, such as ourselves, can perhaps play a bigger part than we might imagine in challenging prejudice today.
Buildings and landmarks will be lit in purple on the night of Friday January 27th, 2023. Participating Cardiff buildings and landmarks include Cardiff Castle, Senedd, City Hall and Welsh Government Building, Cathays Park.
Join in from home
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is inviting members of the public to pay their respects by lighting a candle in their windows at 4pm on Friday January 27th,where it is safe to do so,
and to share a photo of the candle on social media, using #HolocaustMemorialDay and #LightTheDarkness.