Just returned from Shul where we had a fundraiser for Magen David Adom
Angela Cohen MBE came along and spoke about her father and 45 Aid Society
And there was tea and cake, so a good afternoon!

Thankyou Angela Cohen MBE for your time today, continued support for & engagement with #HtFMeUs .
Today's #AskAngela session saw 10 project schools engage, with so thoughtful, challenging & powerful student Qs!
Always a humbling experience & such rich project learning. RT 🙏

For the past month, King David High School Manchester students in Years 7-9 have been studying the life of 95 year old Holocaust Survivor Ike Alterman BEM through his The Fed My Voice Story book. Students have engaged with Ike’s challenges and struggles along with his…

Thank you so much F Eckersall 🇺🇦 and The Jewish Chronicle for your wonderful piece - we are all thrilled!

It was wonderful to hear you too Nic and we learned so much from you, as we always do! Many thanks again.

It's heartwarming to see such a powerful display of solidarity in Middelburg. In the face of antisemitism, locals responded by adorning the entrance of the synagogue with flowers ❤

This act of kindness comes in the wake of the reprehensible defacement with swastikas 2 days ago.

📌 Our interactive #RefugeeMap brings to life some of the thousands of stories told by our family papers collections

Each Collection on the map traces a refugee family or family member's escape from Nazi-occupied Europe

Explore now: bit.ly/3qnEskI

Our chairman Angela Cohen was interviewed for Best magazine recently to mark #Holocaust MemorialDay . Here is the interview in which she talks about her father's experiences in the #Holocaust and also her worries about the rise in #antisemitism in the UK.

Yesterday, was a rather special #HtFMeUs day.
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We were proud to welcome students & teachers of 4 participating schools Hanham Woods Academy 🏳️‍🌈 Trinity Catholic School Highfields School Wellington Academy to R W Bassett Academy 💙 for 'Fragments', an in-person project conference day, with surprise guests! 1/20

Incredibly insightful, mature & thoughtful Holmfirth High School Reads writing of this #HMD2024 anthology, in part inspired by participation in #HtFMeUs & reflecting upon the Fragility of Freedom.
The depth of thinking & empathy reveals our young people have both voice & talent for writing.

It was very moving to be Deutscher Bundestag and hear the testimony of Auschwitz survivor Eva Szepesi.

'The power of Gunter Demnig’s work is intense. To our family his little stumbling stone is priceless'

Find out more about the installation of new Stolpersteine in Amsterdam, including one for Daniel Finkelstein's grandmother, Margarete Wiener, via The Jewish Chronicle thejc.com/lets-talk/now-…

We're proud to share this important comment piece by Maurice, Michael & Nathan Helfgott, the sons of our beloved late President, one of the Boys, Sir Ben Helfgott, on how it is more vital than ever to continue with the campaign to build UK Holocaust Memorial as planned: jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-westmi…

Grateful to our partners Holocaust Education for their facilitating workshops today in support #HtFMeUs schools, & to the wonderful Imperial War Museums for being our hosts.
Students from Hendon School Westminster Academy Paddington Academy were a credit to their themselves, families & communities. 1/2

BBC Essex Thurrock Nub News Gateway 97.8 Sky News ITV News BBC News (UK) 45 Aid Society These stories should never be forgotten, my Grandfather is and will always my hero #HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD2024 #LightTheDarkness

'Fragility of Freedom,' our Bolton schools Holocaust Memorial Day Arts Project is now on display Libs and Museums. Open to all to go & see the wonderful art from students Harper Green School Ladybridge High NET Kearsley Academy St James's Church of England High School The UCS & a local EHE group. Running until 11.02.24.

(1/2) Our February issue of the journal has arrived, featuring articles celebrating the 90th anniversary of The Wiener Holocaust Library , discussing the work of Kindertransport refugee and poet Gerda Mayer, a visit to both the Jewish East End, US Holocaust Museum and more!

3/3 ... The ceremony begins online at 7.30pm on Wednesday 24th January and you can register to watch here: hmd.org.uk/ukhmd
#Neverforget #Weremember #HolocaustMemorialDay #commemoration #bearwitness

2/3 ... from the past, especially with #antisemitism on the rise again. Holocaust Memorial Day Trust invite you to watch some special curated moments from this ceremony before taking part in the #LightTheDarkness national moment ...

1/3 This year, #HolocaustMemorialDay will take place on Sat 27th Jan. Holocaust Memorial Day Trust will host a ceremony to commemorate this very important date, with survivors and some of the nation’s political, civic & faith leadership. Now, more than ever, it's vital to remember the suffering ..