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Flickering images of a purple candle with the following text: Holocaust Memorial Day Trust #LightTheDarkness

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You can take part in Holocaust Memorial Day by lighting/displaying a candle safely in your window at 8pm on the 27th January to commemorate those who were persecuted and killed for their identities and to stand against prejudice and hatred that is still going on today.

We will be giving out tealight candles at the Student's Union between 12pm and 2pm on 27th January.

You can also dedicate an action and light a candle in the name of someone who's life was cut short by genocide.

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Remembering those whose lives were taken as a result of genocide

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Remembering those whose lives were taken as a result of genocide

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There are a number of places that you can access support at the University:

Students:

Student Support Pages

Report and Support

Staff:

Wellbeing Pages - the Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health Advice and Support

Report and Support

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The Safe Zone App is designed to keep you safe and give you peace of mind across campus. Staff and Students can use the app.

You can download it to your phone and use it to call for help around the University Campus as well as on MMU's campus and the University of Salford's campus.

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Other places that you can go to for support include:

The FED - leading social care charity for the Greater Manchester Jewish Community

Voluntary Support Organisations in Greater Manchester

Faith Network 4 Manchester - A network bringing people of different faiths together

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Remembering those who liberated camps as part of the allied forces

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Remembering those who liberated camps as part of the allied forces

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My grandfather who was Jewish, was one of the first allied troops into Belsen. He could never speak of what he found and saw.

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Watch the Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 Ceremony on the BBC

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Watch the Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 Ceremony on the BBC

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To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2025, the BBC will host a wide range of programming across TV, Radio and Online.

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To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2025, the BBC will host a wide range of progamming across TV, Radio and Online.

The BBC is set to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January 2025 and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau with a wide range of programming across TV, Radio and Online, as well as full coverage of the Auschwitz Ceremony from Poland and commemorative events across the UK.

From 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer, survivors and VIPs will attend a unique commemoration to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, hosted by Reeta Chakrabarti to remember the six million Jewish men, women and children brutally murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust and other victims of Nazi persecution.

The ceremony will also commemorate those who were murdered in the genocide in Bosnia 30 years ago and in other more recent genocides. Through music, readings and powerful personal testimony, the victims of these appalling events will be remembered. Among those taking part in this event are cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra and Rob Rinder.

There will be coverage across BBC News and the BBC News channel throughout the day - following the main events and providing insight, context and sharing human stories.
View the full schedule from the BBC
Tim Davie, Director-General for the BBC, says:

"The BBC is marking the 80th anniversary of this hugely significant moment in our history with commemorative events, powerful new documentaries and educational resources across tv, radio and online. The BBC has an important role to play in bringing people together to remember the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust as well as ensuring their stories are shared with future generations."

Olivia Marks-Woldman, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, says:

"We deeply appreciate the BBC's commitment to marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau with such thoughtful and wide-ranging programming. Holocaust Memorial Day is a moment for us all to pause, reflect, and remember the six million Jewish men, women, and children murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators, while also honouring the victims of more recent genocides including in Bosnia 30 years ago. It's a day with the power to touch hearts and inspire change. The range of programming, including the national Ceremony, will bring the nation together and enable people of all backgrounds to learn invaluable lessons from the past - lessons that remind us of our shared responsibility to build a kinder, better future."

Holocaust Memorial Day programme information

What Happened At Auschwitz (BBC One and iPlayer, 20 January at 8.30pm)

Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 (BBC One and iPlayer, 27 January at 7pm)

Last Musician of Auschwitz (BBC Two and iPlayer, 27 January at 9pm)

Radio 3

Radio 3 Breakfast at 6.30am to 9.30am

Composer of the Week: Voices of Terezín, Monday 27 to Friday 31 January, from 4pm to 5pm

Radio 3 in Concert at 8.30pm

The Essay: They'll never believe it happened, Monday 27 to Friday 31 January from 9.45pm to 10pm

Radio 4

Shadow of War, 21 January at 8pm

Radio 4, Crossing Continents, 21 January at 9pm

Sunday Worship, 26 January at 8.10am

The Today Programme, 27 January at 6am

BBC Teach

Newsround special bulletin follows a school party visit to Auschwitz

Simon Schama: The Holocaust - 80 Years On (BBC Two and iPlayer airing in 2025)

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Holocaust Memorial Day Trust | Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 ceremony to be shown on the BBC

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To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2025, the BBC will host a wide range of progamming across TV, Radio and Online.

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Donate to the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust 

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Donate to the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust 

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If you would like to, you can donate to the HMD Trust to support their work: https://hmd.org.uk/donate/

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Donate Today to Support Holocaust Memorial Day

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Donate Today to Support Holocaust Memorial Day

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Complete our training modules on Antisemitism and Islamophobia 

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Complete our training modules on Antisemitism and Islamophobia 

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You can access the training modules (for staff) at the following link: https://www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/equality-groups/religion-or-belief/support/

Click on 'Training' and you will see the two modules.

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Support | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | StaffNet | The University of Manchester

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If you would like to find out more about Religion or belief (including no belief) or are seeking more background information to support a colleague or student our list of resources (which will expand over time) may be of help.

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Remembering today all the lives lost in the Holocaust. Thank you to the university for setting up this page.