Who We Are
We are a group of Regional Ambassadors for the Holocaust Educational Trust who wanted to highlight the importance of Holocaust remembrance every day. Each day is linked to an event that happened during the 1933 to 1945. We want to remember the lives of people during this time and the lives lost due to hatred, prejudice and anti-semitism and racism.
Holocaust distortion can happen in many forms from the subtle omissions from the role that Britain played in events leading up to liberation to denial of the Holocaust. We want to work to defend the truth and every day we will remember the victims, who suffered at the hands of their oppressors.
It is easy for people to think in black and white when it comes to the Holocaust, that the Nazis performed Genocide. However, the Nazis alone were not the only perpetrators - the Hungarian Arrow Cross murdered thousands of Jewish people in Budapest. However, this is rarely mentioned when remembering the Holocaust. We wanted to explore why. Why are we not taught about Nazi allies and their role in the murder of these victims? Why are we taught about Britain's role in the Holocaust as a "saviour" yet we forget that British Governments did not hunt down Nazi war criminals after 1945, as Churchill and Eden had promised but instead allowed war criminals and collaborators to be protected from punishment. We forget that anti-semitism within the British Government at the time was a factor in their inaction when learning of the murders of Jewish victims early on.
Distortion is dangerous. It allows history to be manipulated and the more we forget, the easier it is to not recognise the signs history gives us to protect our peers from prejudice, anti-semitism and hatred. Therefore, we will remember all of what happened in the Holocaust, and importantly remember the victims.
The Holocaust Educational Trust
The Holocaust Educational Trust was established in 1988. Their aim is to educate young people from every background about the Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned for today. The Trust works in schools, universities and in the community to raise awareness and understanding of the Holocaust, providing teacher training, an outreach programme for schools, teaching aids and resource material. One of our earliest achievements was ensuring that the Holocaust formed part of the National Curriculum for History.
They continue to play a leading role in training teachers on how best to teach the Holocaust.
How the Trust Makes a Difference:
Holocaust distortion can happen in many forms from the subtle omissions from the role that Britain played in events leading up to liberation to denial of the Holocaust. We want to work to defend the truth and every day we will remember the victims, who suffered at the hands of their oppressors.
It is easy for people to think in black and white when it comes to the Holocaust, that the Nazis performed Genocide. However, the Nazis alone were not the only perpetrators - the Hungarian Arrow Cross murdered thousands of Jewish people in Budapest. However, this is rarely mentioned when remembering the Holocaust. We wanted to explore why. Why are we not taught about Nazi allies and their role in the murder of these victims? Why are we taught about Britain's role in the Holocaust as a "saviour" yet we forget that British Governments did not hunt down Nazi war criminals after 1945, as Churchill and Eden had promised but instead allowed war criminals and collaborators to be protected from punishment. We forget that anti-semitism within the British Government at the time was a factor in their inaction when learning of the murders of Jewish victims early on.
Distortion is dangerous. It allows history to be manipulated and the more we forget, the easier it is to not recognise the signs history gives us to protect our peers from prejudice, anti-semitism and hatred. Therefore, we will remember all of what happened in the Holocaust, and importantly remember the victims.
The Holocaust Educational Trust
The Holocaust Educational Trust was established in 1988. Their aim is to educate young people from every background about the Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned for today. The Trust works in schools, universities and in the community to raise awareness and understanding of the Holocaust, providing teacher training, an outreach programme for schools, teaching aids and resource material. One of our earliest achievements was ensuring that the Holocaust formed part of the National Curriculum for History.
They continue to play a leading role in training teachers on how best to teach the Holocaust.
How the Trust Makes a Difference:
- Educates thousands of students across the UK (including us!)
- Trains and supports hundreds of teachers every year
- Motivates future generations to speak out against intolerance
- Inspires individuals to consider their responsibilities to their communities
- Works with Parliament and the media to help spread understanding of the Holocaust