Sunday 25th January 2026 2.00-4.30pm at Lighthouse, Poole

The theme for HMD 2025 is Bridging Generations. A young student will
share her recent experience of taking part in the Lessons from
Auschwitz project.

The main speaker will be 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
website https://www.lighthousepoole.co.uk/book-online/1015601/

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