POEMS & READINGS FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY

Date:

27 January 2026

Time:

10:30am - 12:00pm

Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6BS

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About this event

A recital of poems from the Holocaust and other genocides. On Holocaust Memorial Day we remember the victims of the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945, when 6 million Jews were systematically murdered, as were thousands of disabled people, Roma people, gay men, political opponents of the Nazis, and many others.

Many Holocaust victims were never able to tell their stories, and we will also hear poems from the next generation, who speak in their names. We remember that genocide did not stop in 1945, and so we also recall more recent events in Rwanda, Darfur, and elsewhere.

By listening to these poems, we can make sure that the voices of those who speak out against genocide are not silenced.

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