The Town Hall and Central Library will be among the landmarks picked out in purple on Monday (January 27) in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.
The annual event is an opportunity to pause and remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, and the countless others killed under Nazi persecution and in subsequent genocides around the globe.
This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia.
The theme for this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day is For a better future, with people around the globe urged to learn, remember and take action to create a world in which genocide no longer happens.
Councillor Linda Lewis, Middlesbrough Council’s Armed Forces Champion, said: “Holocaust Memorial Day is a vitally important opportunity for all of us to come together and learn the lessons of the past so we can build a better future for everyone.
“We all have our part to play in honouring the memory of the victims and survivors of such atrocities, and doing all in our power to ensure they can never happen again.”
The Friends of Linthorpe Cemetery and Nature Reserve will a hold a short history talk and commemorative event in the Hebrew Prayer House on Ayresome Green Lane Monday from 5.30pm. For further details visit Holocaust Memorial Day Trust | Friends of Linthorpe Cemetery/Nature Reserve – Talk – HMD 2025
• For further information on Holocaust Memorial Day visit www.hmd.org.uk
