Welcoming participants and stakeholders of The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR)'s conference on Collecting, Preserving, and Disseminating Holocaust Testimonies to my residence tonight.
Great opportunity to deepen the discussions about bringing the legacy of Holocaust survivors & Kinder to larger audiences.

At our Holocaust Testimony conference co-hosted by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR), Lord @ericpickles announced the creation of a working group to develop a new UK digital platform bringing together Holocaust testimonies in one place for all to access #WhyHolocaustTestimonyMatters

Yehuda Bauer has officially retired as IHRA Honorary Chair.

As founder of the IHRA, author of the Stockholm Declaration, and our cherished advisor, his legacy is immeasurable.

We will go forward with all that he has taught us, as he enjoys his well-deserved retirement.

Join us in London on April 19-20 for Remembering & Rethinking: The International Forum on Collecting, Preserving & Disseminating Holocaust Testimonies: bit.ly/TestimonyConfe….

Our conference preparations mean we must take a break from social media. Thanks for all your support.

Envoys and Diplomats from Austria, Israel, USA, Croatia, Canada, France, Netherlands, Germany, Greece, UK, Czech Republic, Romania, EU Commission meet today at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to discuss Holocaust Restitution. This is the first meeting of it’s kind. Convened by UK and WJRO

It was an honour, with President Wolfgang Sobotka, of the National Council of Austria, to unveil the plaque commemorating UK Embassy staff and CoE clergy, at great personal risk, who arranged for Jewish people to leave Austria after Anschluss The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) UK in Austria UK Holocaust Memorial

'You need to understand survivors' perspectives…'

Thank you Dr Robert Williams for telling us #WhyHolocaustTestimonyMatters . Dr Williams is the Finci-Viterbi Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation & the keynote speaker at our upcoming testimony conference: bit.ly/TestimonyConfe….

Today, the Government has introduced a Bill to progress the creation of a national Holocaust Memorial for the UK. Its location next to Parliament will give the Holocaust the prominence it deserves, serving as a powerful reminder of where prejudice can lead if unchallenged.

The testimonies of Holocaust survivors are an incredibly valuable part of our history.

Join experts, historians, educators, and journalists on 19-20 April to delve into the history and future of these powerful narratives at The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) conference in London:
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Next week we launch our new exhibition, Holocaust Letters, a co-curation of the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership drawing on valuable items from our archive collections bit.ly/3RV2ejO

Whether you attended a local #HolocaustMemorialDay activity, watched the Online Commemoration or took part in the national moment, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust would like to hear about the impact #HMD2023 had on you by completing their short online survey: hmd.org.uk/hmd-2023-impac…

Thanks to World Jewish Congress for organising a meeting of Special Envoys to discuss policies to combat #Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial & Distortion in Skopje Rep North Macedonia 🇲🇰 Held at the new Holocaust Museum UK in North Macedonia IHRA

People across the UK painted stones as promises to remember the past and build a future free from hate. From cherished interfaith friendships with Nisa Nashim, to the power of Anne Frank’s words on a Hampshire school child, explore our immersive map here: bit.ly/3X1638J

On #HolocaustMemorialDay we remember the terrible consequences of hate being allowed to spread. This year, explore 22 stones & stories painted for our UK Memorial that carry messages of hope for a more tolerant future.Enter our immersive map here: bit.ly/3X1638J #HMD2023

The UK's Online Commemoration for #HMD2023 Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, presented by Kirsty Wark, will be streamed online for the whole nation to watch at 7pm this evening. There's still time to register: hmd.org.uk/ukhmd/ #HolocaustMemorialDay

PM announces legislation to permit the building the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning next to Parliament. Strong support across the House of Commons UK Holocaust Memorial H.E.T. Holocaust Memorial Day Trust