Major landmarks to turn purple for Holocaust Memorial Day 20th January 2025 Iconic buildings in Hull are to be lit up purple to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. The annual day of remembrance occurs each year on 27 January. This year has added poignancy as it marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the largest Nazi concentration camp complex at Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is also 30 years since […] Read more Civic News Cllr Mike Rossholocaust memorial day
Hull landmarks to turn purple for Holocaust Memorial Day 25th January 2024 City centre landmarks in Hull will be lit purple to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. The day of remembrance is held annually on 27 January, allowing thoughts to turn to the 6 million Jews and the millions of other people murdered by the Nazi regime. Those killed during more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and […] Read more Civic Education and Learning News Cllr Mike Rossholocaust memorial day
City landmarks to glow purple for Holocaust Memorial Day 26th January 2023 Hull City Council will mark this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day by lighting up city centre landmarks purple and flying the Guildhall flag at half-mast. Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January each year to remember the six million Jews and the millions of people from other communities who were murdered by the Nazi regime […] Read more Community and Living News holocaust memorial day
City centre to turn purple and help ‘light the darkness’ on Holocaust Memorial Day 26th January 2022 Landmarks across Hull city centre will be bathed in purple light on Thursday to honour and remember victims of the Holocaust. From dusk (approximately 4.30pm) on Thursday January 27, Hull City Council will be lighting up the following buildings and structures, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day: Ferens Art Gallery Hull City Hall Hull Minster The […] Read more Civic Community and Living News holocaust memorial day
