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May 1, 2026, 3:00 pm

Original counterfeit notes from Operation Bernhard to be displayed at Holocaust Centre North

Historic artefacts of failed Second World War attempt to bankrupt the British economy and help Germany win the war

By Michelle Rosenberg

Holocaust Centre North Archive, courtesy of the Eger family archive. Among the highlights is a substantial collection from the Bradford Hostel for Jewish refugees.

November 27, 2025, 2:31 pm

Holocaust Centre North unveils three new digital galleries

Online archive broadens access to materials relating to Holocaust survivors and refugees who made new lives in the north of England

By Michelle Rosenberg

September 25, 2025, 4:46 pm

Holocaust Centre North launches new series of free community workshops to refugees

All faiths and none welcome from across west Yorkshire towns of Huddersfield and Kirklees in bid to extend solidarity to people feeling isolated

By Michelle Rosenberg

'The Gaps Between the Unforgettable' video still by April Lin 林森, 2023.
Archive material: Holocaust Centre North Archive, courtesy of the Black, Kubie, and Simon families

May 14, 2025, 4:03 pm

Haunting new exhibit explores Holocaust memory through art

Textile, video, installation, photography, drawing and text form part of show curated and presented by Holocaust Centre North

By Michelle Rosenberg

Maude-Haya-Baviera-Workshop, Holocaust Centre North

February 28, 2025, 4:06 pm

Holocaust Centre North to host event for Yorkshire Jewish communities

West Yorkshire museum bringing people together with bagels on 20th March

By Michelle Rosenberg

Dr Alessandro Bucci, Director of Holocaust Centre North speaking at Holocaust Memorial Day 2024

January 9, 2025, 4:00 pm

Holocaust Centre North to commemorate 80th year anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

West Yorkshire museum will bring together survivors and community groups in memory of the six million Jews murdered during the Shoah

By Michelle Rosenberg

December 12, 2024, 1:08 pm

39 Holocaust groups and educators quit X in stand against hate and distortion

Association of Jewish Refugees, National Holocaust Centre and Bergen-Belsen Memorial among those vowing 'Not One More Word'

By Michelle Rosenberg

December 11, 2024, 11:10 am

Holocaust museum launches poetry collection inspired by one man’s family history

Historian Ben Barkow commemorates his family Shoah testimony with 20 heart-felt poems

By Michelle Rosenberg

October 21, 2024, 6:29 pm

Yorkshire Holocaust museum searching for historic High Holy Days mementos to expand archive

Holocaust Centre North appeals to public for photographs and cards to further tell stories of Shoah refugees who made their home in the north of England

By Michelle Rosenberg

Holocaust Centre North, Pic: Michelle Rosenberg

September 25, 2024, 2:40 pm

Holocaust Centre North shares stories of British disabled people murdered by Nazis

Launching on 2 October, exhibit highlights Nazi state-led programme Aktion T4 which murdered those with disabilities and mental illnesses

By Michelle Rosenberg

August 20, 2024, 12:40 pm

Holocaust Centre North searches for new translater and writer in residence

West Yorkshire educational centre looking to appoint candidates for second year of artistic programme

By Michelle Rosenberg

Bob Cryan, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield; Fatima Khan Shah, Inclusivity Champion (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, Lord Eric Pickles, Holocaust and Post-Holocaust Issues Envoy, Dr Alessandro Bucci (CEO, Holocaust Centre North), Sally Sealey, Head of UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, Jenny Kagan (Chair of Holocaust Centre North).

May 20, 2024, 1:11 pm

Mayoral visit to Holocaust Centre North

'A powerful reminder of why the horrors of the Holocaust should never be forgotten: West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin and Lord Pickles travel to the only museum devoted to the Shoah in the north of England

By Michelle Rosenberg

Exhibition interior, Holocaust Centre North. Photo by Julie Najim

May 13, 2024, 3:42 pm

Holocaust Centre North appoints inaugural writer and translator in residence

West Yorkshire educational centre welcomes Tom Hastings and Rey Conquer in next stage of Memorial Gestures artistic programme

By Michelle Rosenberg

Caption: Item from the Bradford Jewish Refugee Hostel collection. Credit: Holocaust Centre North Archive, courtesy of the Simon family
Photo by Alex Beldea

May 1, 2024, 12:57 pm

Holocaust Centre North launches its first archive catalogue

Based at the University of Huddersfield, the west Yorkshire centre's latest initiative sets it firmly on course to be a world-class destination for Shoah education and research

By Michelle Rosenberg

March 6, 2024, 5:30 pm

Writer and translator in residence wanted for Holocaust Centre North

West Yorkshire Shoah educational centre welcomes applicants for new remote roles

By Michelle Rosenberg

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