We are planning to have a representative from the Austrian Embassy inform us about the the new Memorial. Also we are anticipating having our questions answered about the restitution of Austrian citizenship. Further details to follow, but save the date. Continue reading Tuesday 23rd March – Joint Event with the Wiener Holocaust Library – The new Holocaust Memorial in Vienna
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 Continue reading Tuesday 9 March 2021 – Discussion Group: Remembering the Forgotten Exiles
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 twenty books including the Fraenkel Prizewinner, A Small Town near Continue reading Thursday 11th February 2021 – Professor Mary Fulbrook Reckonings
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 Continue reading Tuesday 12th January – Discussion Group: ‘Be the Light in the Darkness’ (HMD’s 2021)
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 Continue reading Thursday 7th January 2021 – Keepsakes of the Kindertransport/Holocaust Art Book Project
Network Member, Sue Smeding, will talk about her work at the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam, and how the Second Generation experience in Holland differs from that in the UK. If circumstances allow, Sue will do the talk from the Continue reading Tuesday 8th December – Second Generation Experience in Holland
