Originally part of the AJR’s International Forum on the Second Generation, which was cancelled in April, this discussion will now be held via Zoom. Teresa von Sommaruga, Rosemary Schonfeld and David Clark will present the talk, which looks at the emotional impact of visits to places connected with family history. Start time 4pm. Please follow this link to register for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Events
Friday 13th March 2020 – Writing the Holocaust Workshop
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 – places will be limited – please contact Naomi Goodman: naomigoodman@secondgeneration.org.uk
Monday 2nd March – Fictionalising the Shoah (Jewish Book Week)
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, be fictionalised? When we do dramatise the suffering, how should we approach it, and should any topics be off limits? Toby Haggith, author of The Holocaust and the Moving Image, and Peter Filkins, the translator of H.G. Adler’s trio of Holocaust novels as well as his biographer, will be in discussion with James Libson about the ethics of fictionalising the Holocaust. Tickets will be on sale from 9th January at www.kingsplace.co.uk.
Jewish Book Week
King’s Place
90 York Way
London N1 9AG
7pm
Tuesday 11th February 2020 – The Forgotten Exiles – Jewish Refugee Domestics in Britain, 1938 – 1945
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 into this neglected subject. It will also be a chance for members of the First, Second and Third Generations to share their own experiences, positive and negative, of this scheme and those of their relatives. Free places will be bookable in due course via the Winer Holocaust Library website.
The Wiener Holocaust Library
29 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DP
6.15pm for 6.30pm–8.30pm
Tuesday 14th January 2020 – Holocaust Memorial Day theme: Stand Together
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 a Holocaust heritage? There is no need to book, but it would be helpful to have an idea of numbers. If you would like to attend, please contact: ginaburgesswinning@secondgeneration.org.uk.
The Wiener Holocaust Library
29 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DP
6.15pm for 6.30pm–8.30pm
Tuesday 3rd December – Children under the Nazis
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 from welfare and medical files, to diaries, letters and children’s drawings, he will shed light on their lives by focusing on their play and other activities. Nick is a professor of modern European history at Oxford University and will also talk about how his own background has affected his research. His publications include The German War: A Nation Under Arms 1939 – 1945, Witnesses of War: Children’s Lives Under the Nazisand The German Idea of Militarism: Radical and Socialist Critics, 1866-1914. Members of all generations are welcome to this free event organised by the Second Generation Network and the Wiener Holocaust Library. Free tickets are obtainable via the Wiener Holocaust Library website https://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/Whats-On?item=521.
The Wiener Holocaust Library
29 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DP
6.15pm for 6.30pm–8.30pm