Category: Representations of the Holocaust

Robert Eaglestone on “Poetry After Auschwitz: Walking in West Cornwall with the Ghost of Great-Aunt Hilde”

Written by Robert Eaglestone
December 12, 2024

Holocaust poetry is hard to write and can horrify for the wrong reasons: the “so-called artistic rendering of the naked physical pain of those who were beaten down by rifle butts contains, however distantly, the … Keep reading

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Memorial Gestures 2 – Ariane Schick

Written by Ariane Schick
March 26, 2024

Around eighty years after my paternal grandparents and aunt became Holocaust refugees, I began reflecting on this part of my family’s past. In the midst of that, I applied for the Memorial Gestures Residency at … Keep reading

Shylock’s Shadow: Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and the Nazi takeover of theatres

Written by Aimie Allen
September 6, 2023

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. Keep reading

Holocaust Centre North’s screening of Three Minutes: A Lengthening 15/06/2023

Written by Asher Max Cowan
June 21, 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 … Keep reading

Memorial Gestures – Laura Fisher

Written by Laura Fisher
February 9, 2023

Hello, I’m Laura Fisher! I am honored to have been chosen to create artistic responses to the archive at Holocaust Centre North through the Memorial Gestures artist’s residency, and I’m excited to introduce myself to … Keep reading

Memorial Gestures – April Lin 林森

Written by April Lin 林森
February 9, 2023

The space between fact and fiction My entry point into this residency was exploring the role and possibility of speculation in approaching the archive. How can speculation be used to fill in the gaps in … Keep reading

The Legacy of Schindler’s List

Written by Harriet Mann
April 26, 2022

Schindler’s List debuted in 1993 and remains one of the most highly recognised Holocaust films almost 30 years later. The film is based on ‘Schindler’s Ark’ by Thomas Keneally (1982), a historical non-fiction novel which … Keep reading

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