Things to do in London Part 2

Further to my previous posting here are some further places of  Jewish interest to visit whilst in London which are open all year round.

The Imperial War Museum

http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.1454

The Holocaust Exhibition uses historical material to tell the story of the Nazis' persecution of the Jews and other groups before and during the Second World War

The Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Jewish Museum London

 http://www.jewishmuseum.org.uk/ 

The Jewish Museum London is a landmark museum that celebrates Jewish life and cultural diversity. The exhibitions, education programmes and activities encourage a sense of discovery and creativity and tell the story of Jewish history, culture and religion in an innovative and compelling way and engage with people of all backgrounds and faiths to explore Jewish heritage and identity as part of the wider story of Britain.

Jewish Museum London, Raymond Burton House
129-131 Albert Street, London NW1 7NB

The London Jewish Cultural Centre

http://www.ljcc.org.uk/

The London Jewish Cultural Centre offers the widest range of Jewish learning opportunities  and Jewish cultural events in the UK - Jewish education and entertainment for the whole community.

If you have time to visit Nottingham then you should go to:

The Holocaust Centre

http://holocaustcentre.net/

The Holocaust Centre provides a range of facilities for people of all backgrounds to explore the history and implications of the Holocaust. These include the Holocaust Exhibition and Memorial Museum, The Journey Exhibition, Memorial Gardens, Bookshop and Coffeeshop. There are also seminar and research facilities for students, teachers, scholars, professionals and many others.

The Holocaust Centre, Laxton, Notts,  NG22 0PA

Summer Literary Seminar

I have just beeen told about a Summer Literary Seminar in Vilnius 31 July to 12 August 2011.
Here's the web page:  http://www.sumlitsem.org/lithuania/lsi.html. They also run one in Montreal and in Kenya.

This is organised by Mikhail Iossel, Associate Professor of English/Creative Writing at Concordia University, Montreal.

Saul Issroff  will be lecturing on some aspects of Litvak culture, Holocaust history and migration, and taking part in some workshops. Some familiar names who will give a series of seminars include Rachel Kostanian, Dr Rose Lerer Cohen,  Simon Davidovich, Regina Koipelovich, Dr. Efraim Zuroff (director Simon Wiesenthal Center in Israel), Mr Vytautas Toleikis, (educator, civic activist, author) Fania Brantsovsky, (Vilna Ghetto survivor, veteran of the anti-Nazi partisans, Holocaust educator), Milan Chersonski, editor of Jerusalem of Lithuania, Ms Faina Kukliansky will be lecturing and there will be associated tours of sthetls etc.

 

Holocaust Memorial Day

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day and it reminded me of My trip to Auschwitz that I wrote about in a previous blog.

The trip was arranged by Allan Levy and I thought that I should pass on his thoughts

In Memoriam 
 

Today - 27th of January - is Holocaust Memorial day, which commemorates the liberation of those evil Nazi concentration camps in Poland -Auschwitz - Birkenau.

It is now more than 60 years after the Second World War in Europe ended. This e-mail is sent in memory of the six million Jews, 20 million Russians, 10 million Christians and 1,900 Catholic priests who were murdered,massacred, raped, burned, starved and humiliated with the German and Polish People looking the other way!

Now, more than ever, with Iran, among        

others, claiming the Holocaust to be "a myth", it is imperative to make sure the world never forgets, because there are     others who would like to do it again.
 

I believe every person - regardless of     race, religion, colour or creed - evey         person should visit Auschwitz / Birkenau     and leave reciting those famous words                                     “Never Again”

   

We owe it to the millions who perished at     the hands of the Nazis, to visit their graves and say a small prayer for their souls and we owe it to future generations to - "Remember The Past To Build The Future"

You can accomplish this by visiting - http://www.rememberthepasttobuildthefuture.com/