'VE Day. The unhappiest days of my life. Up to then I could hope perhaps one day I'll see them again. But I haven't heard by then, I won't hear any more. The end of hoping.'

Fanni Bogdanow, Eli Fachler, Babette Krausz & Ursula Gilbert tell us about #VEDay in Britain.

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Calling all grandchildren & great-grandchildren of Holocaust survivors & refugees aged 18-40s. Come to our next 3G / 4G ‘Stammtisch’ in a fab venue in NW London. Email [email protected] for details 🍹

Today is #YomHaShoah2024 when we remember the 6million Jews murdered during the #Holocaust . Please read my book, The Young Survivors to find out what happened to my family and other ordinary Jews in France.
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The #Kindertransport & Kitchener camp were remembered at yesterday's Yom HaShoah UK event. In commemoration: our film TWO MINUTES SILENCE, honouring the many parents murdered in the Holocaust who had the courage to send their children on Kindertransports to Britain 85 years ago.

Missed last night’s Yom HaShoah UK National Holocaust Commemoration? Watch and hear poignant stories of resilience and hope. 🕯️Watch the live ceremony now: youtube.com/live/8sXw5Mslm… #NeverAgain #YomHaShoah2024

This Sunday, 2,000 people booked to attend, are you? Book tickets now or visit for LIVE stream info at yomhashoah.org.uk

A commemorative concert marking the 85th anniversary of the Kindertransport takes place at Wigmore Hall on 12 May, with a programme reflecting the cultural heritage of the German, Austrian and Czech roots of the rescued children.
Presented by The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR)
wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/20240…

Yesterday commemorates 80 years since the first Hungarian Jews were deported to Auschwitz. Judith Steinberg was deported from Paks in June 1944:

'We were put in a big school hall, we were all sitting on the floor with a rucksack. They said we are going to go to work…'

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'If there was ever a time to be uncowed by the culture we are facing of surging antisemitism, it is on this occasion.’
Read the full blog for Yom HaShoah by Alex Maws of The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) here:
ccj.org.uk/blog/yom-hasho…
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We're thrilled that Tom Conti will be compering our Kindertransport Commemorative Concert Wigmore Hall on Sunday May 12. Book tickets here: wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/20240…

Read about Tom's meeting with Kindertransport refugee Elsa Shamash here: mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-…

You can still grab a free ticket for Prof Dr Andrea Hammel
and John Eidinow with David Herman online only, discussing their books: The Kindertransport and Esther Simpson - Sunday 5 May from 7-8pm. Tickets: ow.ly/2yC950Roqe9 British & Irish Association for Holocaust Studies The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) 45 Aid Society Jewish Literary Foundation

ONE WEEK TODAY - mark Yom HaShoah with us with the final chance to see 'Kindness: A Legacy of the Holocaust' in the company of our dear friend Susan Pollack OBE.
ENTRANCE BY TICKET ONLY: ticketsource.co.uk/kindness/t-rpd…
In partnership with The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) Yad Vashem UK Generation 2 Generation shulinthewood

#OTD 1945: the Soviet Army liberates the last prisoners from Ravensbrück concentration camp. Selma van de Perre was imprisoned there for her part in the Dutch resistance:

'September 6, 1944: they transported us to Ravensbrück. Terrible. Screaming, shouting, dogs & whips…'

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Thank you to The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) for its long, long standing support. It was a pleasure to show its Trustees, old and new, how we are the using yesterday to tackle the #antijewishracism of today.

A statement from our CEO Michael Newman following the news that London's Hyde Park Holocaust memorial has been covered over fears it will be vandalised:

For #FundingFriday : so proud to spotlight The National Holocaust Centre and Museum who we visited recently:

John Goldsmith came to Britain in 1937 after the murder of his stepfather & went to school The Leys.

'I'd been there 3 years, when in 1940, on my 16th birthday, I was writing an English essay & looking through the window & I saw a policeman walking on the grass…'

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LAST CHANCE TO SEE KINDNESS - TWO WEEKS TODAY NW8. Book tickets, show your support, mark Yom HaShoah. Final public sharing of this stunning play by AD Cate Hollis and Mark Wheeller with support The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) European Jewish Congress Generation 2 Generation Yad Vashem UK Holocaust Memorial Day Trust RT pls?
ticketsource.co.uk/kindness/t-rpd…

Happy Passover to all who celebrate from all of us at the Association of Jewish Refugees!