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 Friday 13th March 2020 – Writing the Holocaust Workshop
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 Monday 2nd March – Fictionalising the Shoah (Jewish Book Week)
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 11th February 2020 – The Forgotten Exiles – Jewish Refugee Domestics in Britain, 1938 – 1945
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
A member of the Second Generation Professor Nicholas Stargardt, who gave such an interesting presentation at the 1938 Forum at the Jewish Museum, will explore his research into the impact of Nazism on children during the Holocaust. Using sources from the time, ranging Continue reading Tuesday 3rd December – Children under the Nazis
