University of Greenwich – ‘This is Our Story’ Exhibition – HMD 2024
Activity information
Activity type: Public activity
Organisation name: University of Greenwich
Website: http://www.greenwichunigalleries.co.uk/this-is-our-story/
Address:
Queen Anne Court, University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College
Park Row
London
Greater London
SE10 9LS
United Kingdom
Running from 22 January to 7 February 2024, the "International Holocaust Memorial Day – This is Our Story" exhibition at the Heritage Gallery, Queen Anne Court, University of Greenwich, is a journey through the Holocaust, Resistance, Resilience, and Community Solidarity.
Ten Jewish members of the University of Greenwich and the wider community have contributed their personal stories of life, persecution, and resilience. ‘This Is Our Story’ highlights individual stories that show the diversity of Jewish life, but also commonalities through shared experience of this fragility of freedom. Tracing family histories in the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond, the exhibition aims to educate around the history of the Holocaust and Antisemitism, but also to encourage others to reflect on their own experiences and tell their own stories.
This exhibition has ten anonymous story contributors. It is a sign of the fragility of freedom for Jews even today that it was felt best to present their stories anonymously.
By telling these stories the exhibition aims to encourage education about the Holocaust, something that is on the decline. A key part of the project was working with some of our partner schools, who were invited to share some of their pupils’ responses to learning about the Holocaust. We would like to thank the following schools for their contributions to the exhibition:
Belmont Castle Academy; Cliffe Woods Primary School; Peareswood Primary School; Plumbcroft Primary School; Shooters Hill Sixth Form College
Project Team: Sophie Beard, Ashley Brett, Louis Dawn, Kian-Rhys Evans, Alexander Guschanski, Marc Hawkey, Nicole Lee, Gedminte Mikulenaite, Michael Talbot, Rachel Tidnam, David Waterworth and Rachel Wolfendale.
The exhibition is free to visit, no booking is necessary.
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