This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day was held at the City Varieties Music Hall on 23rd January with a theme of ‘One Day.’
Due to the closure of Leeds Town Hall for refurbishment, the historic theatre hosted a live in-person commemoration event. Following the success of last year’s live stream, members of the public also joined the event online from the safety of their homes to remember those who lost their lives.
The Lord Mayor of Leeds opened the event followed by a keynote speech by Dr Stefan Hördler, Lecturer at the Institute for Economic and Social History, University of Göttingen, and Visiting Professor within the School of Arts & Humanities at the University of Huddersfield.
Leeds Heritage Theatre’s, Leeds Actors in Training (LAIT) gave a performance for the event inspired by Emmanuel Ringleblum and the Oneg Shabbat Archive. There was also music by the UHC choir and a tribute to the late Rudi Leavor BEM who was part of the event for many years
