We have held a Yom Hashoah commemoration event every year for several decades – recordings of most of our programmes are available from the shul archives or via the Wiener library.
Click on the details below for details of our Yom Hashoah programmes over the last few years.
Yom Hashoah 2021
Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE in conversation with Olivia Marks Woldman OBE, introduced by Leonie Lewis MBE ז״ל. To view the…
Yom HaShoah 2020 – Covid-19 Lockdown
As we finish off the final crumbs of matza we turn our attention, almost immediately, to Yom HaShoah. This is…
Yom HaShoah 2019 – Torn from home
Pinner Synagogue was packed to capacity – over 350 people – for its annual commemoration of the Holocaust on Wednesday…
Yom Hashoah 2018 – Kindertransport 80th Anniversary
Our annual commemoration of Yom HaShoah on 11th April 2018 focused on the 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport – when…
Yom Hashoah 2017 – From Terror to Tolerance
Our Shul’s Yom Hashoah commemoration, themed on events in Romania, was an outstanding success this week, as judged by an…
Yom Hashoah 2016 – A Holocaust Childhood
Pinner Synagogue’s 27th Yom Hashoah (Holocaust) commemoration was an outstanding success this week, as judged by an appreciative, capacity audience from…
Yom Hashoah 2015 – Liberation
The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the Liberation from Nazi tyranny throughout Europe;. Auschwitz was liberated in January…
Yom HaShoah 2014 – Escape from Auschwitz
On Sunday April 27th, starting at 8.00pm in Pinner Shul we will recall the bravery of Rudolph Vrba, who together…
Yom Hashoah 2013 – Resistance and Rescue
450 people, representing a wide spectrum of the local community, filled the Shul to capacity on Sunday April 7th for the…
Yom Hashoah 2012 – The Will to Survive
Theme The theme this year is ‘The Will to Survive’ – with the evening’s speakers reflecting on what kept them going…