Yad Vashem Seminar – ‘Teaching dilemmas through the Holocaust for empathy, not judgement’ Walking down the halls of Jewish history can be a daunting and emotional task, especially when you are brought face to face with those who survived some of the the worst of it. In order to truly understand, you must…
Guest Post: Remember. Remember. Remember. Earlier this year, I was privileged to attend the Auckland UN Holocaust Remembrance Day; on behalf of the Christian Church I offered this prayer: Our loving Heavenly Father … Mere words cannot describe the depths of our sorrow and shame…
UN documents shed light on Holocaust for Yom HaShoah and beyond Tonight marks the start of Yom HaShoah Ve-Hagevurah, which literally translates as ‘Day of the Holocaust and the Heroism’. It falls on the day in the Hebrew calendar (27 Nissan) when the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began. Yom HaShoah serves as…
A Kiwi link to Denial: The Canterbury Tales The movie Denial has just started screening widely in New Zealand cinemas. Rachel Weisz stars as Deborah Lipstadt, an historian and writer who was sued for libel by renowned Holocaust denier and anti-Semite, David Irving (played by Timothy Spall). What…
The boundaries of responsible discourse [‘The Boundaries of responsible discourse’ by Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis was one of a collection of essays on antisemitism and the lessons of the Holocaust, commissioned by the U.K. Holocaust Education Trust.] No-one enjoys being on the receiving end of…
Reverend’s prayer evokes applause at Holocaust remembrance ceremony A United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day event was held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Fri, 27 January. As the event drew to a close, prayers were offered by the Kaumatua, Rabbi Friedler, and Rev. Arthur Comery. The prayer…
Remembering the Holocaust | Zelig Berkhut The Shadows of Shoah Exhibition was launched in 2013 by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Since then it has toured museums, galleries and public spaces the length of New Zealand. 27 January is United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day….
Reflections on the Holocaust Tomorrow, January 27, has been set aside by the United Nations as an annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The New Zealand Jewish Council has invited these statements in the belief that as…
Remembering the Holocaust | Moshe Orgad The Shadows of Shoah Exhibition was launched in 2013 by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Since then it has toured museums, galleries and public spaces the length of New Zealand. 27 January is United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day….
Remembering the Holocaust | Kitia Altman The Shadows of Shoah Exhibition was launched in 2013 by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Since then it has toured museums, galleries and public spaces the length of New Zealand. 27 January is United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day….
Remembering the Holocaust | Ralph Anspach The Shadows of Shoah Exhibition was launched in 2013 by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Since then it has toured museums, galleries and public spaces the length of New Zealand. 27 January is United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day….
Remembering the Holocaust | Moshe Fiszman The Shadows of Shoah Exhibition was launched in 2013 by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Since then it has toured museums, galleries and public spaces the length of New Zealand. 27 January is United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day….
Remembering the Holocaust | Inge Woolf The Shadows of Shoah Exhibition was launched in 2013 by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Since then it has toured museums, galleries and public spaces the length of New Zealand. 27 January is United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day….