On Thursday, December 16th, join an important talk on Zoom discussing the Second and Third Generations’ choices in life reflecting their family Holocaust heritage.
The Second Generation Network in collaboration with The Finkler Institute of Holocaust Research (Bar Ilan University, Israel) is presenting a unique discussion on a recently published collection of memoirs, Researchers Remember, further examining how the Holocaust determines the professional choices of the Second Generation and Third Generation.
Professor Judy Baumel-Schwartz of Bar Ilan University, will share her latest research findings with us. Judy has investigated amongst researchers within 2G and 3G to see whether there was a link, conscious or otherwise, between their Holocaust background and their having chosen a research profession (not necessarily connected with the Holocaust), whether in the academic world, law, medicine, or other forms of research.
This research follows Judy’s earlier research investigating 2G reflections on the impact of their heritage. Judy has published numerous books and articles, including Never Look Back: The Refugee Jewish Children in Great Britain, 1938-1945.
Judy’s talk will centre upon the dynamics of the research project, and its initial conclusions. Attendees can share their own thoughts and experiences during the Q + A that will follow the talk. The talk will begin at 5:30pm GMT. To register: https://2gn-judith-baumel-schwartz-16december.eventbrite.co.uk
Archives for 2021
Sunday 5th December – Meeting of the Cambridge Second Generation Network Group
If the Holocaust is part of your heritage and you would like to meet other members of the Second and Third Generations in an informal setting in central Cambridge you would be very welcome to join us. This meeting is open to all Members who live in or near Cambridge. The meeting will start at 2pm. Attendees are invited to bring along a letter, document, photo, or photocopy or artefact that relates to their family history and to share something of its significance to them. If you would like to attend, please email info@secondgeneration.org.uk.
Tuesday 30th November – Using Your Voice: With Lord Alfred Dubs
As part of our Using Your Voice series of events, Kind Lord Dubs will speak to the Network, along with members of the Second Generation, Merilyn Moos and Miriam E David, about the many ways the Second Generation have used their own voices. Introduced and chaired by Network member Simon Steyne, Lord Dubs will draw parallels between his own experiences and those of today’s refugees, and introduce Merilyn and Miriam who edited Debating the Zeitgeist and Being Second Generation. Lord Dubs wrote the Preface to Debating the Zeitgeist, which will be published this autumn. It comprises accounts by 12 British-born children of refugees from Nazism influenced by their parents’ experiences who describe how they have used their voices to campaign and advocate for greater social justice and equality, including for current refugees. There will be a Q&A session and an opportunity to share your experience of how your Holocaust heritage has prompted you to use your voice. Start time 6.20pm for 6.30pm GMT to give everyone time to set up and check their Zoom connection. Full details and a Zoom link will be provided. For tickets please go to: 2gn-david-moos-dubs.eventbrite.co.uk.
If any member would like to buy the book at a discounted price, an order form is now available within the Eventbrite link above.
Tuesday 16th November – A Wounded Landscape: Bearing Witness to the Holocaust
Author and photographer, Marc Wilson, in conversation with Ben Barkow, former Director of the Wiener Holocaust Library, will talk about his project to photograph Holocaust sites across Nazi-occupied Europe. Based around 22 Holocaust survivor stories (including Second and Third Generation) 370 photographs are presented in his book to be published in September.
As a member of the Fourth Generation, Marc reflects: ‘Twenty-one former strangers (but now friends) learning more about my own family, where it fits in to both the work and the history and of course in my life. How do you include such personal history in a wider body of work such as this? How do you not become so consumed that it blinds you to the making of the work, to remain calm but passionate, quiet but screaming, clear-eyed but filled with tears.’
Marc will describe his approach to his work and its impact upon him. There will be a Q&A following the talk. Start time 6.20pm for 6.30pm GMT to give everyone time to set up and check their Zoom connection. To register go to: marc-wilson.eventbrite.co.uk
October 5 – November 11, 2021 – “Writing Your Family History” Writing Workshop,
This course offers a practical exploration of writing a family history and the issues raised for writers of the Second and Third Generations. Combining examples, discussion and brief writing exercises, this course aims to enable participants to discover a form most appropriate to their unique stories. Difficult questions will be raised about what is known, how it is passed on, and how to represent the living and the dead. Participants will have opportunities throughout to share ideas, raise questions and to receive constructive feedback for their projects. The sessions will be on Zoom from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and the cost is £60 for the 6 weeks. To register please go to register on: https://2gn-writing-workshop6.eventbrite.co.uk
Tuesday 9th November – Discussion Group Meeting: Using Your Voice
In this Discussion Group meeting we will share experiences of how our Holocaust heritage has impelled or inspired us to us our own voices, in a variety of ways. This meeting, open to Members of the Second and Third Generations, is a chance to share our experiences and those within our In this Discussion Group meeting, introduced by Hannah Goldstone (3G) and Network Member Sue Smeding, we will share experiences of how our Holocaust heritage has impelled or inspired us to us our own voices, in a variety of ways. This meeting, open to Members of the Second and Third Generations, is a chance to share our experiences and those within our families. Start time 6.20pm for 6.30pm GMT to give everyone time to set up and check their Zoom connection. Numbers are limited and Network members will be given priority. If you would like to attend this meeting, please email davidwirth@secondgeneration.org.uk. A Zoom link will be provided.