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BEN BARKOW PRESENTED WITH CBE FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO HOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

Posted by Alessandro
September 6, 2023

It is with great pleasure that we announce Ben Barkow is set to be presented with the honour of a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of his unwavering dedication … Keep reading

Shylock’s Shadow: Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and the Nazi takeover of theatres

Written by Aimie Allen
September 6, 2023

In 1933, the Nazi Party sought to control every aspect of German culture, including theatre. Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice was appropriated by the Ministry of Propaganda to spread antisemitic propaganda. Keep reading

Memorial Gestures 2: Artist Residencies – Open Call

Posted by Paula
July 26, 2023

Image credit: Holocaust Centre North Archive, courtesy of Judith Rhodes Our artist residency programme Memorial Gestures is entering its second year! Residency timeframes: November 2023 – May 2024Exhibition Installation: September 2024Applications close: September 4th 2023 … Keep reading

‘Enemy Aliens’ – the British interment camps on the Isle of Man

Written by Jodi Fargher
July 7, 2023

During the course of the war, numerous concentration camps were established across German-occupied Europe in order to hold Jews and others deemed ‘undesirable’ by the Nazi regime, becoming a symbol of oppression and violence. Lesser well … Keep reading

Holocaust Centre North’s screening of Three Minutes: A Lengthening 15/06/2023

Written by Asher Max Cowan
June 21, 2023

In the Everyman Cinema Leeds, Holocaust Centre North hosted Bianca Stigter for a screening of her film Three Minutes: A Lengthening. The main event was preceded by Holocaust Centre North’s artist in residence April Lin’s … Keep reading

How a Jewish Scots Guard negotiated with Eichmann to bring a school to Leeds

Written by Michael Sharp
June 8, 2023

Our mission at the Holocaust Centre North is to tell global histories through local stories. One almost forgotten local story is that of the ORT school in Leeds. The story begins in Berlin in 1937. … Keep reading

My Grandma and Me

Written by Elissa Winston
April 25, 2023

It was strange hearing my grandma’s voice again after two decades. I had been asked to do a presentation, with my 14 year old daughter, about my grandma’s story for Yom Hashoah, the Jewish day … Keep reading

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