After months of work we had two days full of insightful papers and discussions, sparking new ideas and building new connections at our conference ‘After Genocide and Mass Violence: What Comes Next?’ at Holocaust Centre North. In the room we had teachers, academics, archaeologists, survivors of genocide and their family members, community workers, theatre practitioners and artists who all came together to share their knowledge and experiences.
Thanks to our wonderful keynotes Stefan Hoerdler who spoke about the latest trials of Nazi perpetrators and the historical learning that come from the trials, and to Caroline Sturdy Colls, William Mitchell and Joanna Zofia Spyra for sharing their insights on their ongoing project ‘Trawniki: Nexus of the Final Solution’.
And to all our speakers: Hannah Buckley, Bright Chimedza, Peter Morgan, Kinga Pajak, Gilly Carr, Sierra Kaag, Richard Wood, Rob Thomas, Maya Garg, Beth Rosser, Marcus Liu, Roxanne Taylor, Clive Fowle, Rosie Ramsden, Nat Paterson, Dr Hannah Wilson, Lucy Adams MSc FHEA (She/Her), Rachel Reddihough, Chris Simes, Mark Fowle and Adam Dickson MCCT – thank you for your time and expertise! We look forward to working with you all in the future
Hannah Randall
Hannah Randall is Head of Learning at Holocaust Centre North, and has been on the learning team for 7 years, during which time she has created and developed the current learning programme for Upper Key Stage Two and Secondary students. She has also developed sessions for university courses including History, English Literature, Initial Teacher Training, Social Work, Health and Social Care, Fashion and Textiles, and Law. She is currently working with the Home Office to create a resource to be used in prisons with those who deny the Holocaust as part of their extremist ideology. Hannah works closely with the police to train officers in recognising Holocaust denial and its links to other forms of antisemitism and conspiracy theories, particularly those working within Prevent. Hannah is a qualified primary school teacher with an MA in Education focusing on extremism and community cohesion. She is currently studying for her PHD focusing on Holocaust denial within current forms of extremism. This year Hannah organised a conference entitled ‘After Genocide and Mass Violence: What Comes Next?’ bringing together academics, archaeologists, teachers and artists to reflect on the future of genocide education and how it can combat current forms of hatred. She was also on the steering group for an international conference on Holocaust denial to be held in POLIN, Warsaw held in November 2025 where she is chairing a panel on AI and Holocaust distortion.
Hannah Goldstone
Hannah Goldstone is current Head of Fundraising at Holocaust Centre North. As a member of the Jewish community in Manchester and a 3rd generation Holocaust survivor (her grandfather survived the Holocaust). She is also a founder member, trustee, speaker and mentor at the Northern Holocaust Education Group which take 2nd and 3rd generation Holocaust speakers into schools and community groups to work to tackle antisemitism and other forms of hatred. She also works part-time for Facing History and Ourselves whose focus is on addressing all forms of hatred and discrimination. During this project she will work as a community consultant to create connections with the Jewish community and helping them to share their lived experience of antisemitism.
Dr Elanor Stannage
Dr El Stannage is Head of Communities at Holocaust Centre North with over two decades of professional experience in the culture sector working with communities that face marginalisation. With a PhD in arts in mental health, their work is centred around a passion for amplifying voices through creative, trauma informed practices, and bringing people together to overcome division and work towards a fairer, more compassionate world. Their personal arts-based research explores the gendered impacts of intergenerational trauma due to forced migration and genocide.