Holocaust Memorial Day Is Marked Across The UK

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - JANUARY 27: Penshaw Monument near Sunderland is bathed in purple light to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27, 2021 in Sunderland, England. Landmarks across the country were lit with purple light to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day while the traditional remembrance ceremony was hosted online due to lockdown rules. Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27th January each year, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Allied troops at the end of WWII. The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 is ‘Be the light in the darkness’. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)