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July 24, 2024, 6:29 pm
OPINION: The Commandant’s Shadow gives no easy answers but holds a glimmer of hope
Darren Richman reviews a documentary that attempts to grapple with why we are who we are in the shadow of the Holocaust
By Darren Richman
Chief Rabbi, Holocaust survivor Harry Olmer MBE and HET Ambassador.
July 8, 2024, 12:10 pm
‘Outstanding young people committed to changing the world’: Chief Rabbi at Holocaust Educational Trust’s ambassador conference
Shoah survivors Manfred Goldberg, Eve Kugler and Harry Olmer join hundreds of young students determined to fight antisemitism
By Michelle Rosenberg
Testimony 360 at school - Students interact with Manfred's virtual testimony Pic: PR Handout HET
June 20, 2024, 10:31 am
‘Immortalising survivors’: The tech that will ensure Holocaust testimony lives on
'I have spoken to thousands of pupils over the years - perhaps now I will make it millions'. Testimony 360 allows UK school pupils to interact with survivor Manfred Goldberg
By Michelle Rosenberg
Michael-Bibring-with-students-from-the-school. Pic: HET
May 23, 2024, 1:55 pm
Son of Holocaust survivor returns to Austrian school which expelled his father for being Jewish
Michael Bibring continues to share the testimony of his late father Harry Bibring who fled the Nazis on the Kindertransport
By Michelle Rosenberg
A man carries a tote bag showing a Swastika/Star of David design, struck through in red. © Amstel Adams/ Alamy Live News
May 2, 2024, 11:44 am
OPINION: Rejecting hate speech isn’t stifling Israel criticism; it’s fighting antisemitism
A swastika on the streets of London in 2024 is NOT a symbol of political protest. It is a symbol of genocide, racism and antisemitism, writes Karen Pollock
By Karen Pollock
The proposed memorial and an aerial view of Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster
January 24, 2024, 8:34 pm
VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: Holocaust memorial is 10 years on the drawing board
MPs must heed the valid concerns of architects, a terrorism expert, the group Save Victoria Tower Gardens and four Shoah survivors, the eldest of them 98-year-old Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who have voiced their objections to current proposals for a memorial and learning centre
By Voice of the Jewish News
HET Portrait by Tanya Harris
January 10, 2024, 12:12 pm
Holocaust survivor George Vulkan dies, aged 94
Tributes to refugee from Nazi-occupied Austria who fled to Paris before settling in the UK
By Michelle Rosenberg
Holocaust survivor Zigi Shipper stands besides his portrait in an exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, of 'Seven Portraits: Surviving the Holocaust'. Picture date: Monday January 24, 2022.
September 13, 2023, 12:10 pm
OPINION: A Rosh Hashanah mission for the future of Holocaust education
By the time new students complete secondary school, the Holocaust will likely have moved out of living memory. We must make sure these stories continue to be told, again and again, writes Karen Pollock
By Karen Pollock
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has revealed plans to visit Auschwitz for the first time in 2024
September 12, 2023, 10:25 am
Education secretary Gillian Keegan announces visit to Auschwitz
Gillian Keegan shared details of the trip on Monday evening during her keynote speech at the Holocaust Educational Trust annual dinner in north London.
By Richard Ferrer
Group picture of those at the Ambassador conference, July 2023
July 10, 2023, 2:09 pm
Hundreds of young people join the Holocaust Educational Trust’s ambassador conference
Participants encouraged to mark 10 years of the programme by taking 10 actions to further their Holocaust education and journey
By Michelle Rosenberg
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 09: Brannock High School during a Visions Schools Award ceremony at the Scottish Parliament, on February 09, 2023, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)
February 15, 2023, 11:19 am
Eleven Scottish schools recognised for good practice in Holocaust education
A celebratory event held at the Scottish Parliament was hosted by Jackie Baillie MSP and Jackson Carlaw MSP.
By Michelle Rosenberg
Zigi Shipper with the Prince and Princess of Wales.
January 19, 2023, 6:51 pm
‘Zigi Shipper will be truly missed’: Prince and Princess of Wales’ heartfelt tribute
Royal couple issue personal statement in honour of beloved Holocaust survivor they met on trip to Poland in 2017.
By Michelle Rosenberg
Ziggy Shipper, by JENNY SAVILLE
January 18, 2023, 3:30 pm
OPINION: When I hear Zigi Shipper’s name, I smile
The beloved Holocaust survivor, who has died on his 93rd birthday, was a 'man of joy', writes Karen Pollock, chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust.
By Karen Pollock
Credit: Adam Soller
January 18, 2023, 11:20 am
Holocaust survivor Zigi Shipper dies on his 93rd birthday
Association of Jewish Refugees among many community organisations paying tribute to an "indefatigable speaker" and dedicated advocate for Holocaust education.
By Michelle Rosenberg
December 30, 2022, 10:34 pm
Man honoured for Holocaust education says Kristallnacht saved his life
92-year old Michael Brown arrived just days before war was declared and worked with Holocaust Educational Trust to tell his story
By JN Reporter
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