Category: News

Ben Barkow Presented with CBE for Outstanding Contribution to Holocaust Education and Awareness

Posted by Alessandro
September 6, 2023

It is with great pleasure that we announce Ben Barkow is set to be presented with the honour of a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of his unwavering dedication … Keep reading

New temporary exhibition: Afterimages by Daria Martin

Posted by Alessandro
March 31, 2023

When Jarman award-winning artist and filmmaker Daria Martin’s Jewish Czech grandmother Susi Stiassni died in 2005 aged 82, she left behind a meticulous typewritten record of almost 20,000 dreams recorded over a 40 year period. … Keep reading

Creative Beginnings

Written by Anna Lear and Jen Kagan
December 9, 2022

Jenny Kagan speaks to Holocaust Centre North about her new role as Chair. Keep reading

Postmemory in the North – Ben Spatz

Written by Paula Kolar and Ben Spatz
August 15, 2022

Ben Spatz’ Postmemory in the North, is being exhibited at Holocaust Centre North as part of Cultures of Place 2022. Follow the Voice, Pińczów Synangogue. Come in to see Ben’s work before the exhibition close … Keep reading

The Audioguide as an Art Commission

Written by Paula Kolar
February 25, 2022

Artists Linda O Keefe and Louise Wilson have begun following the traces of history in our archive, reflecting on what is present in our collection, but also what is absent: memories of sound, lost evidence, and impalpable stories of making new lives in England’s North. Keep reading

Be the Light in the Dark

Written by Alessandro Bucci
January 25, 2021

I am very proud to have called Lilian my boss, but most of all, a dear friend. It seems absolutely appropriate to reprise the metaphor of the light in the darkness when thinking about Lilian. … Keep reading

Tributes have been paid to Lilian Black

Written by Alessandro Bucci
October 30, 2020

The daughter of Holocaust survivor Eugene Black, who was liberated from Bergen-Belsen, Lilian’s work in raising public awareness of the consequences of hate is widely recognised and tributes have poured in following her shock death. Keep reading

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