Many of us have inherited/discovered caches of letters and documents, often in illegible handwriting and unknown languages, and sepia photographs of unknown people/relatives. What can we do with these precious legacies of the Holocaust? A chance to share your own experiences, tips and suggestions for how to look after fragile old documents and other traces of the past that have survived and are now our responsibility, and the many ways these personal archives can be used. A discussion group meeting for Members of the Second and Third Generations. Start time 6.15 for 6.30pm BST 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.
Archives for 2021
Tuesday 6 April 2021 – Book Club: Hadley Freeman (3G) , author of “House of Glass” in Conversation with Tania Barnett
Another in our occasional series of Book Club events where we have the chance to hear from and talk to Hadley Freeman, the Third Generation author whose work was reviewed in Second Generation Voices. An opportunity for an interactive dialogue between members of the Second and Third generations, who are exploring their own family’s story.
Hadley Freeman’s book, House of Glass: The story and secrets of a twentieth-century Jewish family, is a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller.
Tuesday 9 March 2021 – Discussion Group meeting: Remembering the Forgotten Exiles
This follows the very well attended presentations given by Jennifer Craig-Norton on ”Domestic Visas’, the experiences of our parents and grandparents who escaped to the UK by this means, and the impact that this has had on subsequent generations.
6.15 for 6.30pm. to give everyone time to set up and check their Zoom connection. Numbers are limited.
If you would like to attend this discussion group meeting, please email davidwirth@
Thursday 11 February 2021 – Professor Mary Fulbrook: Reckonings
Professor Mary Fulbrook FBA is Professor of German History and Dean of the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences at University College London. She has written or edited more than 20 books, including the Fraenkel Prizewinner, A Small Town near Auschwitz: Ordinary Nazis and the Holocaust (2012). She will speak to the Network about her latest book, Reckonings: Legacies of Nazi Persecution. Her discussion will focus on the process of writing and researching the book and how her own Second Generation background influenced the process. To book a place for this event, go to 2gn-mary-fulbrook-talk.eventbrite.co.uk
Tuesday 12th January 2021 – Discussion Group: ‘Be the Light in the Darkness’ (HMD’s 2021 Theme)
We will be discussing this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day theme. A chance for members of the Second and Third Generations to share their own thoughts and experiences. Start time 6.15pm for 6.30pm to give people time to set up and check their Zoom connection. Numbers are limited and Network members will be given priority. A Zoom link will be provided. To receive your Zoom invitation, please check the Second Generation Network emails nearer the time.
Thursday 7th January 2021 – Keepsakes of the Kindertransport/Holocaust Art Book Project
Caroline Slifkin will speak to the Network about her commemorative art project and the creative works submitted by members of the Second and Third Generations. Caroline Slifkin is an artist and a Holocaust educator who specialises in teaching about the Holocaust through Holocaust Art. A Fellow of the Imperial War Museum London in Holocaust Education, with a project in Holocaust Arts Education, ‘Art in the Shadow of Death’; a Fellow of Royal Holloway University of London in Holocaust and Jewish Civilisation; a Yad Vashem graduate; and a Freelance educator for the Holocaust Educational Trust.
Keepsakes of the Kindertransport/Holocaust creative art book project
In lockdown we have had to find more creative ways to work together and learn. This project is a way to use the time to reflect, revisit and share stories and experiences with each other. Creating individual pieces, that will be joined with others in a collaborative art book, is a way of staying connected, feeling part of the community, connecting locally, nationally and internationally with one another. The project is open to members of the Second and Third Generations (Kinder, Holocaust survivors and refugees) around the world. The deadline is the end of December 2020.
How to get involved:
Create your own reflective piece/s and email it/them to Caroline: email caroline.slifkin@tiscali.co.uk
Size: Maximum for each piece – A4 – 210 × 297 mm or 8.3 × 11.7 inches.
Materials: any drawing, painting, written words, quotes, mixed media, collage, and copies of photographs and documents. Anything two-dimensional, as all pieces will be collated to make a handmade art book.