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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Author: Hannah
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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Holocaust Centre North’s screening of Three Minutes: A Lengthening 15/06/2023
In the Everyman Cinema Leeds, Holocaust Centre North hosted Bianca Stigter for a screening of her film Three Minutes: A Lengthening. The main event was preceded by Holocaust Centre North’s artist in residence April Lin’s …
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How a Jewish Scots Guard negotiated with Eichmann to bring a school to Leeds
Our mission at the Holocaust Centre North is to tell global histories through local stories. One almost forgotten local story is that of the ORT school in Leeds. The story begins in Berlin in 1937. …
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My Grandma and Me
It was strange hearing my grandma’s voice again after two decades. I had been asked to do a presentation, with my 14 year old daughter, about my grandma’s story for Yom Hashoah, the Jewish day …
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The Lack of Preparation for War Crimes Investigations
Introduction Many historians and students of World War II are fully aware that the Nuremberg Trials (IMT) are painted as a shining example of the four victorious Allies working together in ‘perfect harmony’. Numerous books, …
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