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‘We will never forget’: William and Kate honour Holocaust survivors A poignant ceremony saw the Prince and Princess of Wales pass the memorial flame, signifying the passing of remembrance to a new generation

“Even a prince and princess were privileged to be in such company.”

My write up of an extraordinary, moving, defiant afternoon with Britain’s Holocaust survivors.

www.thetimes.com/article/8bc6...

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Light in the Darkness - our candle joining others in our road.
This Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp complex.

#HolocaustMemorialDay #LightTheDarkness #HMD80

Our family tree includes uncle Lou. The Hindin family came to London in the late 19th century to escape persecution in what is now Belarus. Persecution is historic and persistent, but only if we allow it #HMD80

#HMD80 never forget my visits, the sites of hell.

Now today with the rise of facism we need to be reminded what history teaches us

‘I know the Holocaust happened — I was born in a concentration camp’ Eighty years on, British Holocaust survivors share their harrowing stories, a stark reminder of the genocide as denial rises and witnesses dwindle

Today is the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Holocaust Memorial Day.

Please read the testimony of these survivors I had the honour of interviewing

‘I know the Holocaust happened — I was born in a concentration camp’

www.thetimes.com/article/02a0...

#holocaust #hmd80

Here are some extracts from the three

Hannah Lewis
Eva Clarke
Steven Frank

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‘I know the Holocaust happened — I was born in a concentration camp’ Eighty years on, British Holocaust survivors share their harrowing stories, a stark reminder of the genocide as denial rises and witnesses dwindle

I had the tremendous privilege this week of talking to three Holocaust survivors ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day 80 on Monday.

They were moving and uplifting.

You can read their stories here

www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...

#history #holocaust #holocaustmemorialday #hmd80

Feels unfortunately appropriate to be reading this right now

#JewSky #Trump #Antisemitism #HMD80

Praise for #Haringey librarians for putting in thought and effort to their #Holocaust memorial display + engagement

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Thinking of two Great Grandparents born also in 1904, one in England + one in South Africa, each one of 4 + 8 living siblings respectively.

Am just overwhelmed by the sheer chances of being #Jewish in the diaspora + having somehow thrived, avoiding the fate of millions of others

#JewSky #HMD80

My grandmother, born 3 months after this girl, will be celebrating her 98th birthday in May.

The alternate lives of Jews in the diaspora, survivors, and #refugees are just so precious and bewildering.

Z"L

#JewSky #HMD80 #Holocaust #Shoah

Also thinking about this, from Anne Michaels' astonishing Fugitive Pieces, about the role of memory and testimony for survivors of the #Holocaust.

Many had to write, but others found they simply couldn't. But 2nd, 3rd generation are desperate for these records

#Shoah #JewSky #HMD80

If you're wondering how to talk to kids about the kindertransport around #HMD80, huge recommendation for this novel by Ross Montgomery (winner of 2024 @waterstoneskids.bsky.social book of the year for his most recent one).

Based on meticulous research Inc. w/ survivors (+ a bit of my advice!)

The Times e-Paper The Times e-Paper

Amazing story in today’s Times

After more than 85 years, lost lists of Kindertransport evacuees have been found, allowing them and their descendant to track their history

Many never knew they were part of the Kindertransport

beta.epaper.thetimes.co.uk/app/THETIM/e... #history #holocaust #hmd80