January 2020 – Second Generation Network

Tuesday 14th January 2020 – Holocaust Memorial Day theme: Stand Together

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This Second Generation Network discussion group meeting looks at the HMD theme for 2020. What is the meaning of the concept Stand Together in the context of HMD? What is the significance of the idea for those of us with Continue reading Tuesday 14th January 2020 – Holocaust Memorial Day theme: Stand Together→

We are pleased to announce our plans to reinstate a slightly revised programme of spring and summer events online, via Zoom.

As our first events of this kind we would ask you to bear with us as we negotiate this transition. We will be holding two types of event: Discussion Group Meetings for a limited number of people – 20 at the most, with priority being given to paid up members, and talks/presentations for an unlimited number of members. The relevant links will be supplied in due course. Please note, not all our events will now be held on a Tuesday, our traditional day for events held at the Wiener Holocaust Library.

Please click on events below for more information:

Tuesday 9th June – George Szirtes – The Dual Perspective of an Exile, followed by Q&A

Wednesday 24th June – Nick Barlay – Writing the Holocaust, followed by Q&A

Wednesday 15th July – Discussion Group – Internment

Tuesday 11th August – Holocaust Education Presentation and Q&A

Tuesday 26th May – Discussion Group – The Invasion of the Netherlands Tuesday 26th May – Discussion Group – The Invasion of the Netherlands To mark 80 years since the invasion of the Netherlands on 10th May 1940 that trapped our relatives, forcing them to choose between going into hiding or facing Continue reading →

Tuesday 26th May – Panel Discussion – Visits to Places with Family History Connections Originally part of the AJR’s International Forum on the Second Generation, which was cancelled in April, this discussion will now be held via Zoom. Teresa von Sommaruga, Rosemary Schonfeld and David Clark will present the talk, which looks at the Continue reading →

(CANCELLED)Tuesday 12th May – 80th anniversary of the German Invasion of the Low Countries This Second Generation Network discussion group meeting looks at the tragic repercussions of the German Invasion of France and the Low Countries on 10th May 1940. Many thousands of Jewish refugees, including our parents and grandparents, had fled to these countries and then found Continue reading →

(CANCELLED)Tuesday 28th April – George Szirtes: the Dual Perspective of an Exile The prize-winning poet and translator will talk about his experience as a member of the Second Generation, his parent’s background in the camps, coming to the UK as a refugee from Hungary in 1956 and the creative process. His talk will be Continue reading →

16th–18th March – CANCELLED (until further notice) – Conference: Approaching the History of Internment: Reconsiderations of Wartime Britain and Beyond: Retrospective and contemporary examinations We are sorry to announce that due to Covid-19 this event has been cancelled. This conference is being held to examine the policy of mass internment, introduced in the United Kingdom in May 1940, and the exceptional debate that was Continue reading →

Tuesday 17th March – CANCELLED (until further notice) – Discussing the Holocaust with Subsequent Generations We are sorry to announce that due to Covid-19 this event has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule both events at a later date. This Network discussion group meeting for members of the Second and Third Generations, looks at the subject of discussing the Holocaust with subsequent generations. Continue reading →

Friday 13th March 2020 – Writing the Holocaust Workshop As a follow-up to our very well-attended Writing the Holocaust discussion group meeting, we will be holding a one-day writing workshop at the Wiener Holocaust Library for members of Second Generation Network. For further details and to register your interest – Continue reading →

Monday 2nd March – Fictionalising the Shoah (Jewish Book Week) The Second Generation Network is sponsoring this evening event. ‘To write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric.’ But despite Theodor Adorno’s dictum dramatising the Holocaust has become a trend, in both books and film. Should the Holocaust, the nadir of humanity, Continue reading →

Tuesday 11th February 2020 – The Forgotten Exiles – Jewish Refugee Domestics in Britain, 1938 – 1945 Although over twice as many refugees from Nazism came to Britain on so-called Domestic Visas than via the Kindertransports, this subject has received far less attention from researchers and the media. Dr Jennifer Craig-Norton will give a fascinating talk about her research Continue reading →

Tuesday 14th January 2020 – Holocaust Memorial Day theme: Stand Together This Second Generation Network discussion group meeting looks at the HMD theme for 2020. What is the meaning of the concept Stand Together in the context of HMD? What is the significance of the idea for those of us with Continue reading →