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The November Discussion Group will be introduced by Elaine Sinclair, a long-standing member of the Network, who has been involved in commissioning Stolpersteine for family members. The process of commissioning and laying family memorials in the places where they lived before WWII can result in research in local archives by a researcher who comes to know your family very well, as well as contact with neighbours and those currently living there. It might also lead to invitations to visit the inside of your family’s home or meeting people who knew your family or were told about them by their parents. This discussion group will focus on the kinds of unexpected outcomes of laying family memorials and how they have affected your understanding of your family’s experiences before and during WWII. The discussion group meetings are for members of the Second and Third Generations. Numbers are limited and Network members will be given priority.
A Zoom link will be provided. Start time: 6.20pm for 6.30pm GMT to give everyone time to set up and check their Zoom connection. If you would like to attend please email: davidwirth@secondgeneration.org.uk

Introduced by Network Committee Member, Anita Grosz, who has recently visited the Isle of Man to learn about the island’s internment history, author Simon Parkin will provide an in-depth history of the internment programme, talking about his new book The Island of Extraordinary Captives and providing tips for Members on how to research their own relatives who were interned on the Isle of Man; Simon has created a comprehensive list of internees. A chance for all those whose relatives were interned on the Isle of Man to ask questions and share their own experiences and research. Full details and an Eventbrite link will follow.

The AGM will include the presentation of the Annual Accounts, Election of Members of the Second Generation Network Committee and an open mic session led by David Clark. If you would like to participate in the open mic session, please email davidclark@secondgeneration.org.uk. The AGM is for Network members only and will be via Zoom at 6.30pm BST.
If you would like to attend and receive a Zoom link, please email: davidwirth@secondgeneration.org.uk 

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

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

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