Harris Manchester College - Ceremony - HMD 2026
Wednesday, 28 January 2026,Holocaust Memorial Reflection
A Reflection ceremony led by the Chaplain, Rev Dr Claire MacDonald and Dr Wendy Fidler MBE. 5.45pm-6.30pm, in the College Chapel.
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Holocaust Memorial Reflection
A Reflection ceremony led by the Chaplain, Rev Dr Claire MacDonald and Dr Wendy Fidler MBE. 5.45pm-6.30pm, in the College Chapel.
We hold a monthly In Conversation with special guests in a 'cha show format'; the January event was a special Holocaust Memorial Event when we had as our guest Georgina Bye, Co-Director of CCJ. As well as exploring CCJ and Georgina's commitment t...
Sir William Ramsay, Holocaust memorial assembly
We are using the 2026 theme and my two students from the HET Lessons from Auschwitz course are running the assembly for all year groups throughout the week.
Through the organisation Generation2Generation, we have arranged for a visiting speaker to recount her grandfather's story - he was a Holocaust survivor. This will be on Friday 30th January at 8.40am and will last approximately 45 minutes.
'Nicky's Family' Film Screening - Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
The remarkable true story of Maidenhead resident Sir Nicholas Winton, who rescued over 600 Jewish Czech and Slovak children at the outbreak of World War II.
Sir Nicho...
2 talks.
Yr13 146 students, 9-10am survivor family member speaker
Yr12 186 students, 10-11am survivor family member speaker
30/01/26
A short ceremony including stories, readings, songs and a presentation from students who have visited Auschwitz
Lesley from Generation 2 Generation is coming to speak for 50 mins about the lives of Eva Urbach and Ulli Adler.
Lesley will speak at Merchant Taylors' School's JSOC, to our secondary school students in Years 7-13. There will be several Jewi...
Battle of Britain Bunker
The survival of Gloria Silver’s father, Tony Chuwen, is a story of bravery, resourcefulness, and good luck.
Living by his wits, Tony’s path to ultimate freedom was an extraordinary and high-risk journey.
The Family Who Survived Against The Odds
Judith will share with us her family story about their experiences during the Holocaust.
Please join us to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2026. Our guest speaker is Dalya Wittenberg
Wednesday 28th January 7.30pm
The story of Cilla Rotblat presented by her Granddaughter, Dalya Wittenberg
Dalya Wittenberg
Our Annual Holocaust Memorial Day service takes place on Monday 26th January . This year it is for Year 10 students and led by our Headteacher Ms Sylvia Tai. Our special guest speakers are Steven Frank, Holocaust survivor and great friend of the s...
We will be holding a public event on the steps of Luton Town Hall.
Our Mayor will light a candle at sunset and give a speech.
There will be 2 poems read by one of our Directors and our Chief Executive
"Bridging Generations" is a Documentary Film Series that commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day 2026. It is coordinated by Dr Simone Gigliotti from the Holocaust Research Institute in the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London,...
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, author Anne Sebba will talk about her book 'The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz'.
Uxbridge Library
Wednesday 21 January 7pm
Booking essential
This w...
Liberating Belsen - John Wood
Join us for a Holocaust Memorial Day talk, where John Wood will talk about his father's involvement in liberating Bergen Belsen.
Open to adults.
Steven Frank BEM, holocaust survivor, is coming to our head office to share his testimony with colleagues from around out business.
The Story of Moshe Senensieb 1919 - 1990 and Ester Kraut 1922 - 2021
The story Aliya tells about her parents' exile to remote parts of the Soviet Union is little known. It is the story of many Polish Jews who had similar experiences and sur...
Angela Strach tells her father's story and his family's fate.
The Story of Eric Strach
Wednesday 21 January 2.15pm to 3pm
West Drayton library
Hillingdon
Angela, recounts Eric's experiences during the war, how he w...
Gen2Gen speaker at St Margaret's Junior School, Bushey for Year 6
Judith Hayman (booked through Gen2Gen) will be coming into St Margaret's Junior School on Wednesday 11th February 2026 in the afternoon to speak to the Year 6 pupils. Times a...