Eastbourne’s Holocaust memorial online hub

22 January to 1 February

Holocaust Memorial Day remembers the millions of people who suffered in the Holocaust and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.

Eastbourne is commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day by hosting an online hub from 22 January to1 February.

The online hub can be accessed at www.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/HMD

The hub contains videos of poems, speeches, musical performances by members of the community, including a speech from Holocaust survivor Dorit Oliver-Wolff BEM.

We also encourage people to watch Holocaust Memorial Day Trust’s UK Ceremony online on Wednesday, January 27, from 7pm to 8pm. People need to register in advance to gain access to the virtual ceremony at

www.hmd.org.uk/uk-holocaust-memorial-day-2021-ceremony

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