In this Discussion Group meeting we will share our thoughts about and experiences of donating all or part of our precious family archives; what is involved on a practical and emotional level; the repercussions. Carol Eini will provide the introduction, talking about some of the items (notebooks, letters, including those sent via the Red Cross, photographs, ciné films and her mother’s trunk) she and relatives have donated to institutions and museums (Yad Vashem, the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Wiener Holocaust Library); and those with which she is not yet ready to part. A chance for members of the Second and Third Generations to share their thoughts and experiences. Numbers are limited but all Network Members are invited to attend. A Zoom link will be provided. 6.20pm for 6.30pm GMT. If you would like to attend, please email: davidwirth@secondgeneration.org.uk
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Tuesday 5th November 6.30pm GMT – Second Generation Network’s Zoom AGM and Open Mic Session
There will be an open mic entertainment in between the various AGM reports, such as poetry reading, a song, a musical interlude. Sign up and join us in the fun. Each act should last three to four minutes. David Clark will be the MC, so do contact him at davidclark@secondgeneration.org.uk if you would like to take part.
Tuesday 8th October – Part Two in our series 2G/3G and the Creative Arts – Online Event
Following the very successful Part One, where Members of the Second and Third Generations spoke about their use of theatre and music to commemorate and engage with their Holocaust heritage, on this panel we have two Second Generation visual artists: Network Member, Maarten van der Heijden and Monica Petzal. Maarten lives and works as an autonomous visual artist in Amsterdam. He graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Art Academy Amsterdam in 2010 with works that reflect his Second Generation identity – his grandfather was murdered in Auschwitz. In 2022, he opened the Jewish Second Generation Art & Family Museum at his home in Amsterdam. He will speak about his museum, focussing on his photographic artwork and other projects, and how his Second Generation background plays a part in his work. Monica, the child of German Jewish refugee parents, studied painting at Kingston and the Royal College of Art and printmaking at the Camberwell School of Art, before co-founding The Foundation for Women’s Art and starting her own gallery ‘Printroom’. She will talk about her well known panels entitled ‘Dissent and Displacement’ and how her Second Generation roots have influenced her work. There will be time after their presentations for questions and for you to share your own experiences of using art to explore and express your own Holocaust heritage. If you missed Part One, with Roger Peltzman and Clare Fraenkel, there is a recording in the Members’ Area of the Network website.
Eventbrite link: https://Creative-Arts-Pt2.eventbrite.co.uk
30th January: An ITS follow up workshop with Elise Bath and Ian Rich from the Wiener Holocaust Library who will help with Holocaust related family history research.
Following the presentations about using the ITS database for family history Holocaust research, Elise Bath and Ian Rich from the Wiener Holocaust Library will be providing a follow-up workshop, with break-out rooms to help Network Members research their relatives. Booking details will follow.
“Writing Your Family History” Course with Nick Barlay, Mondays 8th January – 12 February 2024
The Network is making available a 6-week writing course run by Nick Barlay, acclaimed author of Scattered Ghosts and a renowned facilitator of family history writing. This course will be a practical exploration of writing a family history, and the issues raised for writers of the Second Generation. The course will combine examples, discussion and brief writing exercises to enable participants to discover a form most appropriate for their unique and individual stories. Participants will share ideas, raise questions, and receive constructive feedback on their projects. This course will run for six weeks starting Monday, 8 January from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. The course will cost between £150-£180, depending upon the number of participants. Payment will be made directly with Nick. Please note that Network members will be given priority. If you are interested in participating in this course, please register at: https://Writing_History.eventbrite.co.uk
Tuesday 14th March – Discussion Group: The Anschluss, a Transmitted Event
To mark 85 years since the Annexation of Austria, we will reflect on how, through family stories, this event has been transmitted to the Second and Third Generations. How have you been affected by what you have been told or have learned or uncovered about the silence and what lay behind it? A chance for members of the Second and Third Generations to share their thoughts and experiences. 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