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What is the value of academic involvement in processes of public education and commemoration? To what extent is such involvement a reality, particularly in the UK? What are the prospects for further growth in collaborative initiatives, and what are the obstacles? And how far does our expanded digital world impact this relationship?

Former Managing Director of the Holocaust Educational Trust, Joe Hayman shares his reflections on the contemporary relevance of the Holocaust and the future of Holocaust education.

Join acclaimed historian and popular speaker Lee Pollock as he explores the singular relationship between Winston Churchill and the British crown and sheds new light on one of history’s most enduring institutions. 

In this talk, Dr Bea Lewkowicz will present the work of two oral history archives which deal with the experiences of Jewish refugees in Britain, pre- and post- WW2: the AJR Refugee Voices Testimony Archive and Sephardi Voices UK.

Using an approach that takes cues from different disciplines, Dr Sabina Tanović aims to establish a relevant framework for analysing contemporary projects.

This talk will explore not only why family reunification proved so difficult in the immediate postwar period, but also how children subjectively experienced such events. It will be of relevance not only for those interested in the legacies of the Holocaust, but for anyone interested in separated families in the present.