Cambodia: 50 Years Of Reckoning.
The 17th April 2025 marks 50 years since ‘Day One’, when Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge who took power and marked the beginning of a genocide that saw the deaths of over 2 …
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Author: Hannah
Bringing ‘Finding Ivy – A Life Worthy of Life’ to Holocaust Centre North
We are proud that we will be hosting the exhibition ‘Finding Ivy – A Life Worthy of Life’ at Holocaust Centre North. From 2nd October until the end of the month visitors will be able …
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Bradford Synagogue: Its History and Architecture
Read this blog post to learn more about Bradford Synagogue's rich history, written by Hussain, a third year history student at The University of Huddersfield who has been on a placement at Holocaust Centre North and is a Bradford local.
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Redefining the Kindertransport 85 years on
Since the 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport to Britain in 2018, scholars, refugee organisations, and politicians have called for a “rethinking” of the Kindertransport so that we see beyond “the big Kindertransport myth”. But the …
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Why do we need to learn about the Holocaust?
Take a read of this short reflection piece from Amy who recently carried out a work experience placement with us.
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Shylock’s Shadow: Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and the Nazi takeover of theatres
In 1933, the Nazi Party sought to control every aspect of German culture, including theatre. Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice was appropriated by the Ministry of Propaganda to spread antisemitic propaganda.
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‘Enemy Aliens’ – the British interment camps on the Isle of Man
During the course of the war, numerous concentration camps were established across German-occupied Europe in order to hold Jews and others deemed ‘undesirable’ by the Nazi regime, becoming a symbol of oppression and violence. Lesser well …
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