Holocaust Memorial Day Bridging Generations
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David Warden, Chairman of Dorset Humanists, represents the humanist community at this event with concluding words at 4.30pm.
The theme for HMD 2026 is Bridging Generations. A young student will share her recent experience of taking part in the Lessons from Auschwitz project.
Our main speaker is Melvyn Leach, a representative of Generation 2 Generation (G2G), an organisation that trains descendants of Holocaust survivors to share their family stories. Melvyn will recount the story of his relative, Willy Halpert, using filmed testimony to describe Willy’s survival as a hidden child in Belgium. He will also speak about what happened to Willy’s parents and wider family. Willy now lives in Canada and remains closely connected to Melvyn’s family.
Tickets are available from Lighthouse booking office: 01202 280000 or online
Tickets are free but a suggested donation of £5.00 via BACS, cash or card is greatly appreciated to enable us to continue our work in the future.
Account: Bournemouth and Poole Holocaust Memorial Day Committee (business account)
Sort code: 30-91-08 Account Number: 29336460
The image above "Reflections and Remembrance - Never Forget" was created by members of the Space Youth Project and is copyrighted to them.