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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Listening To Survivors: A Statement From Our Chair On The Ongoing Conflict Against Hamas
October 7th 2023, marks a tragic and heart-wrenching day for Jewish communities both in Israel and worldwide. This date witnessed the highest number of Jews murdered in one day since the Holocaust. We condemn the …
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Ben Barkow Presented with CBE for Outstanding Contribution to Holocaust Education and Awareness
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 …
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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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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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