• Resources >
• Useful links

Useful links

There are many organisations which will be able to assist and advise you with the organisation of your event. Some work with Holocaust and genocide survivors, others focus on remembrance and education and some work in community relations.

Useful Contacts

There are many organisations which will be able to assist and advise you with the organisation of your event. Some work with Holocaust and genocide survivors, others focus on remembrance and education and some work in community relations.

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

0845 838 1883
enquiries@hmd.org.uk
www.hmd.org.uk

PO Box 61074, London, SE1P 5BX

45 Aid Society Holocaust Survivors

Established in 1963 the 45 Aid Society consists mainly of survivors of concentration camps who came to Britain in 1945/46. The Society is active in the community, helps members and charities and is a major source of survivors who give testimony of their experiences to schools, councils and community groups.

Flat 4, Broadlands, Hillside Road, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 7BX
Tel: 01923 850816
Email: 45aidsociety@onetel.com

Aegis Trust
The Aegis Trust campaigns to prevent genocide worldwide.
Aegis was founded in 2000 and has its home at the first Holocaust Centre in the UK, which opened in 1995. Since 2002 Aegis has had an office in Kigali, Rwanda, and was responsible for establishing the Kigali Memorial Centre in cooperation with the Kigali City Council.
Aegis activities include: research, policy, education, remembrance, awareness of genocide issues in the media and humanitarian support for victims of genocide.
Aegis Trust, P.O. Box 2002, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG22 9ZG
Tel: 01623 836627
Email: office@aegistrust.org
Website: www.aegistrust.org

Arnold-Liebster Foundation – Nazi Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses

The Arnold-Liebster Foundation provide information and resources for teachers and students wishing to explore the experience of Jehovah’s Witnesses under the Nazi regime. The website provides survivor testimony, study guides, DVD & Video resources and much more.

Email: alst@alst.org
Web: www.alst.org

Association of Jewish Refugees

The Association of Jewish Refugees provides an extensive range of social and welfare services, and grants financial assistance to Jewish victims of Nazi persecution living in Great Britain. In addition to our dedicated social services team, we operate a nationwide network of regional groups and offer a volunteers service and advice on Holocaust compensation claims.

Jubilee House, Merrion Avenue, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4RL
Tel: 0208 385 3070
Email: enquiries@ajr.org.uk
Website: www.ajr.org.uk

Anne Frank Trust

The Anne Frank Trust works with young people in Britain today to help build a society based on acceptance, mutual respect, compassion and responsibility.
It does this through touring exhibitions about Anne Frank, arranging interactive debates, educational work in schools, and the Anne Frank Awards programme.

Star House, 104/108 Grafton Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 4BA
Tel: 020 7284 5858
Email: info@annefrank.org.uk
Website: www.annefrank.org.uk

Beth Shalom Holocaust Centre

Beth Shalom, The Holocaust Centre was Britain’s first dedicated Holocaust Memorial and Education centre and supports anyone needing resource and ideas for the commemoration. Resources designed for commemoration purposes, survivor or education speakers can be arranged with a fee. The Holocaust Centre is also open for individual and group visits.

Laxton, Newark, Notts, NG22 0PA
Tel: 01623 836627
Email office@bethshalom.com
Website: www.bethshalom.com

Black History Month

The Black History Month (BHM) website www.black-history-month.co.uk is dedicated to the promotion of African and Caribbean history all year round. This is fast becoming one of the UK’s most popular websites devoted to the promotion of black history and events and contains details of Black Holocaust victims. There is also a recently launched monthly BHM newsletter.

Well Placed Consultancy, 16 Greenwood Road, NW1 0AY
Tel: 0207 642 9728
Website: www.black-history-month.co.uk

Board of Deputies of British Jews

Protects and supports the interests, religious rights and customs of Jews in the UK, The education department monitors trends in education and ensures sensitivity to Jewish needs within the national education system.

6 Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2LP
Tel: 020 7543 5400
Email: info@bod.org.uk
Website: www.bod.org.uk

Child Survivors Association

The Child Survivors Association represents a group of child survivors of the Holocaust and their partners. This is an independent self-help group which arranges outings and regular meetings.

For more details contact Susan on 0207 286 6686 or Henri on 0208 954 5298 or email h.obstfeld@talk21.com

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI)

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland is the umbrella body for all the major Christian Churches in Britain and Ireland. It liaises with ecumenical bodies in Britain and Ireland as well as ecumenical organizations at European and world levels. Its work includes Church Life, Church and Society, Mission, Inter Faith Relations, International Affairs and Racial Justice. It provides a forum for joint decision-making and enables the Churches to take action together.

3rd Floor, Bastille Court, 2 Paris Garden, London, SE1 8ND
Tel: 020 7654 7254
Email: info@ctbi.org.uk
Website: www.ctbi.org.uk

Commission for Racial Equality

The CRE is a publicly funded, non-governmental body set up under the Race Relations Act 1976 to tackle racial discrimination and promote equality of opportunity and good race relations. Website contains a large number of resources about race equality, promoting good community relations and tackling racial hatred.

St Dunstan’s House, 201-211 Borough High Street, London SE1 1GZ
Tel: 020 7939 0000
Email: info@cre.gov.uk
Website: www.cre.gov.uk

The Council of Christians and Jews

The Council of Christians and Jews was founded in 1942. Against a background of the Second World War and the Holocaust, Chief Rabbi Hertz and Archbishop William Temple decided to take an initiative that would bring Christians and Jews together to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of prejudice in Britain. Today CCJ has more than 50 branches throughout the UK and continues to enjoy support at all levels. CCJ works with Christian and Jewish communities to promote mutual understanding and combat prejudice and anti-Semitism. Our primary focus is Christian-Jewish relations, but we seek to relate positively to all of Britain’s faith communities. Our experience of inter-religious dialogue enables us to make a vital contribution to community relations in contemporary British society.

CCJ, 1st Floor, Camelford House, 89 Albert Embankment, LONDON SE1 7TP
Tel: 020 7820 0090
UK local rate number 0845 1662 205
Email:cjrelations@ccj.org.uk
Website: www.ccj.org.uk

Disability Rights Commission

The Disability Rights Commission was set up in 2000 to tackle discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for the 10 million people in Britain who meet the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act. A helpline is available as is information and guidance about the law. Copies of materials for use in training are available including short DVD films.

Tel: 08457 622633.
Website: www.drc-gb.org

Hindu Forum
The Hindu Forum of Britain (HFB) is the largest umbrella body for British Hindus with over 270 member organisations from different regions around the country. HFB’s main activities are public policy and community consultation for the government; capacity building and project development for the Hindu community; and developing good interfaith relations with other faith communities to build a cohesive and inclusive Britain. At the core of the Forum’s activity is a strong belief in the richness and diversity of the Hindu culture, its value system that encompasses for respect for all beings and faiths and a cultural heritage that facilitates community cohesion and coexistence.

Unit 3, 861, Coronation Road, Park Royal, London NW10 6PT
Tel: 020 8965 0671 or 07915 383 103
Email: info@hinduforum.org
Website: www.hinduforum.org

Holocaust Educational Trust

Works to promote knowledge of the Holocaust and its relevance for today and provides an outreach programme including educator-led workshops and survivor speakers. Offers teacher training and educational resources. The Lessons from Auschwitz Course for teachers and post-16 students incorporate a visit to the former Nazi camp and pre and post-visit seminars.

The Holocaust Educational Trust, BCM Box 7892, London WC1N 3XX
Tel: 020 7222 6822
Email: info@het.org.uk
Website: www.thinkequal.com

Holocaust Survivor’s Centre

The Holocaust Survivor’s Centre is part of Jewish Care and is a Jewish Social Centre for Survivors who lived in Europe or came to Britain as refugees. The centre offers a varied social programme including art and creative writing classes, outings to theatre, as well as a drop in cafe facility for informal get-togethers. The centre also offers practical advice and befriending. Survivor testimonies are recorded and public speaking skills developed.

Melanie Gotlieb & Rachelle Lazarus
Corner of Church Road & Parson Street, Hendon NW4 1QA
Tel: 0208 202 9844
Email: hsc@jcare.org

Imperial War Museum (The Holocaust Exhibition and Crimes against Humanity)

The Holocaust Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum receives around 700 visitors daily, and features archival material and testimony to describe the Nazi persecution of the Jews and other groups. Surrounding galleries tell the wider story of conflict since 1914 and include Crimes against Humanity, an exhibition on genocide.
Open daily 10am – 6pm, free entry.

Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London,SE1 6HZ
Tel: 020 7416 5320
Website: www.iwm.org.uk

Inter Faith Network for UK
The Inter Faith Network for the UK was founded in 1987 to promote good relations between people of different faiths in this country. Its member organisations include representative bodies from the Baha’i; Buddhist; Christian; Hindu; Jain; Jewish; Muslim; Sikh; and Zoroastrian communities; national and local inter faith bodies; and academic institutions and educational bodies concerned with inter faith issues.
Website: www.interfaith.org.uk

Jehovah’s Witnesses

There were 25,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany in 1933. Thousands suffered in Nazi prisons and camps. Unlike other prisoners, each Witness could be set free simply by signing a statement renouncing his faith. They were the only religious group to take a consistent, organised stand against the Nazi regime.” Jehovah’s Witnesses in Britain offer the Jehovah’s Witnesses Stand Firm against Nazi Assault teaching pack.

Office of Public Information for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Britain
Watch Tower House, The Ridgeway, LONDON NW7 1RN
Tel: 020 8906 2211

Jewish Museum, London

The Jewish Museum aims to increase knowledge and understanding of Jewish history, culture and religious life, as part of Britain’s diverse heritage. The London Museum of Jewish Life was founded in 1983 as the Museum of the Jewish East End, with the aim of rescuing and preserving the disappearing heritage of London’s East End – the heartland of Jewish settlement in Britain. While the East End has remained an important focus, the Museum expanded to reflect the diverse roots and social history of Jewish people across London. It also developed an acclaimed programme of Holocaust and anti-racist education.
Website: www.jewishmuseum.org.uk

Jewish Music Institute

The Jewish Music Institute is dedicated to the celebration, preservation and development of the living heritage of Jewish music for the benefit of all.
JMI Forums such as the International Forum for Suppressed Music, the International Forum for Yiddish Culture and the Forum for the Promotion of Arab-Jewish Dialogue Through Music, provide an international focus for study and musicianship. In each sector there are programmes in education, performance and information
Jewish Music Institute, SOAS, University of London, PO Box 232, Harrow, Middx, HA1 2NN
Tel: 020 8909 2445
Email: jewishmusic@jmi.org.uk
Website: www.jmi.org.uk

Kindertransport

A special interest group of the Association of Jewish Refugees, the Kindertransport represent the children who fled Nazi-controlled Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia between 1938 and 1939 and prior to the start of the Second World War.
Contact can be made through the offices of the AJR or with Bertha on 0208 952 4280 or Hermann on 0208 427 6754

London Jewish Cultural Centre

The London Jewish Cultural Centre works within the community to promote anti-racist education and citizenship initiatives. Its cultural and educational programmes are aimed at a broad audience of Jews and non-Jews, encouraging inter-faith and inter-cultural dialogue and activities. They work with Holocaust survivors who tell their stories to students in schools and colleges throughout the UK. The LJCC aims to build bridges between the Jewish experience of persecution and racism and that faced by those persecuted today, whether because of race, ethnicity or cultural difference.

London Jewish Cultural Centre, Ivy House, 94 – 96 North End Road, London, NW11 7SX

Tel: 020 8457 5000
Email: admin@ljcc.org.uk
Website: www.ljcc.org.uk

Manchester Jewish Museum

Manchester Jewish Museum contains the History, culture and religion of Manchester Jewry. The Holocaust is featured as it impacted upon people who came to Manchester before 1939 or who survived to leave testimonies on tape and written form. We have some resources about the Holocaust and can put people in contact with survivors.

Manchester Jewish Museum, 190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, M8 8LW.
Tel. 0161 834 9879
Website: www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com
Email: info@manchesterjewishmuseum.com

National Union of Students

NUS is a voluntary membership organisation comprising a confederation of local student representative organisations in colleges and universities throughout the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland which have chosen to affiliate and which pay a membership fee. We have nearly 750 constituent members (CMs) – virtually every college and university in the country.
2nd Floor, Centro 3, 19 Mandela Street, London NW1 0DU

Tel: 0871 221 8221
Fax: 0871 221 8222
Textphone: 020 7380 6649
Email: nusuk@nus.org.uk
Website: www.nus.org.uk

Proud Heritage

A national agency which promotes innovative work in the field of lesbian and gay history which has a variety of programming sources and historical references relating to lesbian, gay and trans victims of the Nazis.

98 Gifford Street, London, N1 ODF
Tel: 020 7609 1811
Email: info@proudheritage.org
Website: www.proudheritage.org

The Refugee Council

The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. We not only give help and support, but also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.
Refugee Council Head Office, 240-250 Ferndale Road, London SW9 8BB
Tel: 020 7346 6700

Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust

Established in 1998, the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust invests in young people whose aspirations and life chances are constrained by economic, cultural and social hardship, brroadens access to the architectural, planning and associated professions and promotes equality, diversity and social cohesion
The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, Downstream Building, 1 London Bridge
London, SE1 9BG
Tel: 020 7785 3820
Email: information@stephenlawrence.org.uk
Website: www.stephenlawrence.org.uk

The Survivors Fund (SURF)

SURF was established in 1997 to assist survivors of the Rwandan genocide, and works through survivor led partner organisations in Rwanda to address the complex needs of survivors. SURF’s vision is a world where the rights and dignity of survivors are respected, its mission is to rebuild a sense of self and trust in humanity amongst survivors. Survivors Fund can provide resources on the Rwanda genocide, and will try to provide speakers for events where possible.

10 Rickett Street, West Brompton, London SW6 1RU
Tel: 020 7610 2589
Email: info@survivors-fund.org.uk
Website: www.survivors-fund.org.uk

Wiener Library

The Wiener Library is the world’s oldest Holocaust memorial institution, tracing its history back to 1933. It collects material related to the Holocaust, its causes and legacies.
It attempts to collect comprehensively in the following areas:
Historiography and documentation of the Holocaust
Jewish refugees and exiles in Great Britain, Kindertransport
Resistance against the racial persecution of Jews by Nazis and collaborators
The Institute of Contemporary History and Wiener Library, 4 Devonshire Street, London W1W 5BH
Tel: 020 7636 7247
Email: info@wienerlibrary.co.uk
Website: www.wienerlibrary.co.uk