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.
Events
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 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.
Tuesday 8th December 2020 – Second Generation Experience in Holland
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 Anne Frank house itself. Full details to follow.
Tuesday 10th November 2020 – Discussion Group: The Concept of Rescue
Who was saved? How? By whom? What are the lasting impacts on the Second and Third Generations? Network Member Naomi Levy will introduce this topic, focusing on her work to uncover and explore her mother’s story that involve rescue organisations during and after the Holocaust, in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and France. An informal discussion group for
members of the Second and Third Generations and a chance for you to share your own experiences and legacies. 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.
Wednesday 14th October 2020: Writing the Holocaust – Authors’ Perspectives
As part of our series of events on ‘Writing the Holocaust’, we will hear from: Second Generation Network Member Esther Saraga – Berlin to London: An Emotional History of Two Refugees, fellow member of the Second Generation, Debra Barnes – The Young Survivors, and journalist and author Jack Fairweather – The Volunteer. Esther and Debra will share their experiences of working with and shaping their family material and history into narrative form, and Jack will explain how he carried out historical research and reconstructed the story. Their presentations will be followed by a Q+A session, giving you the opportunity to share your own experiences of writing and researching your family’s Holocaust history.
Start time 6.15pm for 6.30pm to give people time to set up and check their Zoom connection. Details of the eventbrite link will be included in the events email sent to Members. If you are not in receipt of these emails and would like to join the Network or to attend the event as a guest of the Network, please email davidwirth@secondgeneration.org.uk.