The UCL Centre for Holocaust Education applaud Prime Minister Teresa May for announcing today that the UK government will be adopting an international definition of antisemitism as part of efforts to tackle hatred towards Jews. This decision highlights the serious and escalating problem of antisemitism in this country and will be a tool to recognise […]
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The Centre for Holocaust Education has collaborated on a major new website on the history of the Nazi camps. The site is the first major authoritative online resource about the camps, featuring original documents, video testimonies, lesson plans and more. Headed by Birkbeck College, with input from the Centre and other experts in the field […]
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In July the Centre launched its Quality Mark Programme. This programme has been conceived to recognise commitment towards ongoing quality provision for, and innovation in, teaching and learning about the Holocaust within Beacon Schools (since the project’s inception in 2012). The quality mark enables us to champion best practice and continue the Centre’s and schools’ […]
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Paul Salmons, Programme Director, UCL Centre for Holocaust Education responds to today’s announcement: “We welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement today of the creation of a new memorial to the Holocaust next to the Houses of Parliament. But the ambition must go far beyond ‘never forgetting’ and ‘learning the lessons’, it must address the many myths […]
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UCL Centre for Holocaust Education mourns the passing of Elie Wiesel. Activist, author, and humanitarian. Wiesel, an Auschwitz survivor, committed his life to education about the Holocaust. Staff member Nicola Wetherall enjoyed a personal friendship with Elie Wiesel over many years. His tireless support & encouragement were key to the path she took in Holocaust […]
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Abdul Mohamud and Robin Whitburn of Justice to History and UCL Institute of Education will be joined by their guests to discuss and launch the book Doing Justice to History, Transforming Black history in secondary schools. Guests include: Marika Sherwood, research scholar and acclaimed author and co-founder of the Black and Asian Studies Association Dr […]
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Ofsted inspectors to look for education about the Holocaust as evidence of schools providing a broad and balanced curriculum. Ofsted inspectors have been asked to look for examples of UCL Centre for Holocaust Education teaching approaches and educational resources in schools, noting its potential relevance ‘to the content of the curriculum across different subject areas, […]
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Evidence from the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education indicates that secondary school children today are generally ignorant of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, liberated by the British on 15th April 1945, and its connection with the Holocaust. On 15 April 1946, nearly three-quarters of the 9,000 Holocaust survivors housed in the Displaced Persons camp at Bergen-Hohne, […]
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Blog post by Elizabeth Hankins “The tome might feel daunting were the lure of its contents not so remarkable. The report’s sheer weight and thickness promises information in spades – sweeping , long-awaited research abridged into the orthodoxy of nearly 300 8 ½ x11 pages brimming with prolific charts, infographics, and photos amid urgent findings […]
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Speakers: Dr Kasper Braskén (Åbo Akademi University, Finland), Joe Mulhall (PhD candidate, Royal Holloway), Dr Andrea Mammone (Royal Holloway) Royal Holloway is hosting a special workshop from 3 – 5pm on Tuesday 23 February at Senate House. The study of anti-fascism is remarkably under-developed. Yet what anti-fascism means has changed considerably over time, from being a […]
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@UCL_Holocaust: RT: Centre colleagues @hmccord78 @soper_mr sat down (prior to COVID-19 restrictions & cancellation of visits) to reflec… https://t.co/vlvkSEEmnq
@UCL_Holocaust: RT: In 2016 our student research found only 15.2% of respondents recognised Bergen-Belsen as connected to the Holocaust… https://t.co/YD7TW3IuDv
@UCL_Holocaust: RT: We recognise schools, teachers & SLT are wrestling unprecedented issues at school & at home, so we're extending the… https://t.co/j2dXB8OOtl