Council marks Holocaust Memorial Day

The Vale of Glamorgan Council joined people across the world in marking Holocaust Memorial Day. 

• Thursday, 27 January 2022

  Vale of Glamorgan

Leader of the Council, Cllr Neil Moore read the Statement of Commitment at the Civic Offices. The statement vows to educate, remember and fight against discrimination.

Chief Executive of the Council, Rob Thomas, also read the statement in Welsh.

The Council's Art Central Gallery played host to an exhibition by Polish photographer and writer, Michal Iwanowski.

After seeing a piece of graffiti on a wall in Cardiff that read ‘Go Home Polish,‘ Iwanowski decided to take a journey from his home in Wales to his birth home in Poland. Taking ‘one day’ at a time, Iwanowski walked for 105 days and crossed 1200 miles before reaching his family home in Poland.

This exhibition records Iwanowski’s journey and the people he met. It highlights the complexity of human behavior and emotions such as tolerance and acceptance. The exhibition will run until 12 February.

Penarth Pier Pavilion showcased artist Nicola Tucker’s ‘Shtetl’. Shetle, refers to home, a small town. Nicola's work reflects the immediacy of fleeing from home to escape war, genocide, and other inflicted situations.  

Hood Road Tunnel and Barry Island's Western and Eastern shelters were lit in purple, the colour of remembrance for the day.