To mark 80 years since the Internment of German and Austrian Jewish refugees in the UK, including many of our relatives, Network Committee Member Lesley Urbach will provide an introduction to this Discussion Group topic, highlighting its relevance for members of the Second and Third Generations and echoes in today’s world. A chance to share your own family’s experiences and your own thoughts on this topic. . A chance to share your family’s experiences and your own thoughts on this subject. Start time 6.30pm. Numbers will be limited to 20. A Zoom link will be provided. To receive your Zoom invitation, please email lesleyurbach@secondgeneration.
Events
Wednesday 24th June – Nick Barlay – Writing the Holocaust, followed by Q&A
Following the unfortunate postponement of the very popular writing workshop, we are delighted that Second Generation author and novelist Nick Barlay has agreed to provide a presentation/masterclass on his own experience of writing about his Holocaust heritage in Scattered Ghosts, and share tips on how to shape our own material and family narratives. The talk will be followed by a Q&A. Start time 6.30pm. A Zoom link will be provided. To register your interest, please email anitagrosz@secondgeneration.
Tuesday 9th June – George Szirtes – The Dual Perspective of an Exile, followed by Q&A
The prize-winning poet and translator will talk about his experience as a member of the Second Generation, his parents’ background in the camps, coming to the UK as a refugee from Hungary in 1956 and the creative process. His talk will be illustrated by readings from his most recent publications Mapping the Delta (2016, PBS Choice for poetry) and The Photographer at Sixteen (2019, a prose memoir of his mother), winner of East Anglian Book award for Biography and Memoir, currently long-listed for the Wingate Prize and one of the TLS’s Books of the Year. The talk will be followed by a Q&A. Start time 6.30pm A Zoom link will be provided. To register your interest, please email davidwirth@secondgeneration.
Tuesday 26th May – Discussion Group – The Invasion of the Netherlands
Tuesday 26th May – Discussion Group – The Invasion of the Netherlands
To mark 80 years since the invasion of the Netherlands on 10th May 1940 that trapped our relatives, forcing them to choose between going into hiding or facing deportation, Network Committee member Naomi Levy will provide an introduction to this Discussion Group topic, outlining its devastating and lasting impact on her own family. A chance to share your family’s experiences and your own thoughts on this subject. (See below for a list of relevant film references.) Start time 6.30pm. Numbers will be limited to 20. To receive your Zoom invitation, please email anitagrosz@secondgeneration.
Tuesday 26th May – Panel Discussion – Visits to Places with Family History Connections
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/
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