Holocaust Memorial Day 2025
Residents are invited to partake in an event marking Holocaust Memorial Day, hosted by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council is inviting residents from across the borough to commemorate victims of persecution at its annual Holocaust Memorial Day event on Monday 27 January at the Campus roundabout, Welwyn Garden City.
The service, which will be led by the Mayor of Welwyn Hatfield, honours the six million Jewish men, women and children who were brutally murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust; the millions of people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups; and the victims of more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur, and the Yazidi genocide.
There will be speeches by the Mayor and Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, followed by readings from the borough’s Youth Council Chairs. There will also be reflections from Wendy Lidgate of Welwyn Hatfield Interfaith Group, Reynold Rosenberg from Welwyn Hatfield Synagogue, and prayers from the borough’s Jewish Congregation.
Doves will be released during the service, and there will be a minute’s silence as a mark of respect. After the service, refreshments will be provided at Campus West from 11:30am onwards.