Bristol Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 - Bridging Generations

The overall theme of the 2026 HMD is "Bridging Generations". The Bristol commemoration will focus on inter-generational trauma as a result of The Holocaust and other genocides with lessons for current conflicts.

Following our keynote speaker, the second part of the event will include a facilitated panel discussion with trauma experts discussing the impact of global conflicts (past and present) on current and future generations in Bristol and the South West.

Keynote Speaker:
Eric Schloss - Grandson of Eva Schloss (posthumous Stepsister of Anne Frank)

Panelists:

Judi Bauernfreund - Pyschotherapist, researcher in 2nd and 3rd Generational Holocaust Trauma & descendent of a holocaust survivor family
Katherine Cox - Psychotherapist and Director of Services, Trauma Foundation South West
Eric Schloss

Commemoration ceremony led by:

Rev Eric Aidoo - Pastor, City Road Baptist Church, Bristol.

Full Wheelchair Access, loop and BSL Interpreters