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Holocaust
Memorial
Day 2020
STAND TOGETHER
PROGRAMME
Welcome to Newcastle’s Holocaust Memorial Day
Programme 2020
We are delighted to bring you a real mix of creative activity in
response to this year’s theme STAND TOGETHER.
HMD 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of
Auschwitz and the 25th anniversary of the Genocide in Bosnia,
and more than ever it is vital that we all Stand Together and
speak out against oppression and hatred.
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place each year on the 27th
January and is an important time for us all to reflect and
remember the millions of people persecuted and murdered
during the Holocaust and in the genocides, that followed in
Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
As we continue to face divisions in communities across the
world, we in Newcastle pride ourselves on being a warm,
friendly and welcoming place for all who live or visit here. As
these pressures grow, now more than ever, we need to stay
strong and stand together with those we live alongside and to
continue building positive relationships with our neighbours.
Together we have a louder voice and we want to send a clear
message to all that our city rejects hatred in all its forms and
believes everyone is equal. Everyone can help by taking some
small action to support others. We call upon all local residents
to offer their support and stand together in their communities,
schools and libraries.
Best wishes,
Cllr Joyce McCarty
THE REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL OF
NORTH EAST JEWRY
Stand Together - Civic Event
Righteous among the Gentiles
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Newcastle City Library
3pm - 5.30pm | 26 January | FREE
Programme:
3.00pm Arrivals
3.30pm Choir to sing “Standing Together”
3.40pm Introduction by Marta Josephs,
Co-chair of the Representative Council of
North East Jewry
3.45pm Lord Mayor to open proceedings
4.00pm Rabbi Lipsey to light memorial candles
4.05 pm Catherine Edmunds, author of “My Hidden
Mother”, will speak about her own mother’s
experiences during the Holocaust
4.30pm Brundibár, musical interlude
4.40pm Prayer for the dead, led by Rabbi Lipsey
4.45pm Choir to reprise “Standing Together”
5.00pm Refreshments
5.30pm Finish
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“Standing Together” is an original song written by
Agi Gilbert and Marta Josephs,
music by Fiona Lander Choir formed from
members of Sacred Heart High School, St
Michaels, Sacred Heart Primary School, Gosforth
High School and Dame Allen’s Junior School.
A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD IN THE WORLD MONKFISH PRODUCTIONS In association with Good Space and Volunteers Centre Newcastle 29 January | 5pm - 7pm | FREE TURF @ Good Space | Floor 2 | Commercial Union House 39 Pilgrim Street | Newcastle | NE1 6QE We live in times where many of us want to help change things for the better. But where do we start? A Little Bit of Good in the World gives us a creative and welcoming space to explore these questions. We will be using some simple creative, theatre and group activities to explore how we can make a difference. Pre-book on Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/rrqnfjd PEACE PROCESSION3: STANDING TOGETHER TOURING SHOW SKIMSTONE ARTS 28 January | Newcastle City Library | FREE First performance - 1.30pm | Second performance - 3pm Aged 8+ to adults Skimstone Arts presents a performance that responds to stories shared by children of Holocaust survivors, and by Bosnian, Syrian, Roma and other refugee communities living in the North East, about what it means to Stand Together. This musical, site specific, theatre performance responds to themes of human acts of kindness, bravery, acceptance, shared identities, resilience and hope, in times of madness.
A LIVING TRADITION
Celebrating Our Traditions: Stand Together Music Event
23 January | Tyneside Irish Centre | Newcastle | 7pm
FREE
This is the fourth in a series of events bringing different
musical traditions on Tyneside together in a celebration. It
will involve music from Northumbrian and Tyneside
traditions, as well as from Ireland, Bosnia and the eastern
European Community.
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. THE ROHINGYAS OF BURMA:
PHOTO EXHIBITION
25 January - 15 February - FREE
R Newcastle City Library
Launch Event | 2pm | 25 January
The exhibition will be opened with a talk at 2pm on
Saturday 25 January in the Bewick Room, Newcastle City
Library. We will hear from a member of the British
Rohingya Community and Peter Sagar from A Living
Tradition, Amnesty International Regional Representative
for the North East and Yorkshire from 2000-14 and former
Burma Campaign Trade Union Coordinator.
This photo exhibition evocatively reminds us all of the
genocide of the Rohingya people of Burma, which took
place in August 2017. It is a reminder that sadly
genocidal events are still with us today.
A PEOPLE
UNCOUNTED – F ILM
30 January | 7pm | FREE
Star and Shadow Cinema |
Warwick Street | Newcastle
A film about the Roma during
the Holocaust and the
discrimination they still face
today in many parts of Europe
which effortlessly weaves
stories from the Porajmos
(destruction/devouring) - the Roma word for the Holocaust - S
with those about discrimination facing the Roma today.
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The Roma faced annihilation during the Nazi Final Solution, 27
yet have been relegated to a footnote in history. Today, the
Roma are victims of extreme and often violent racial T
persecution. A People Uncounted is a powerful journey th
exposing the tragedy of Europe's largest minority group. yo
Director: Aaron Yeger. Running time: 99 minutes.
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The film is suitable for over 16s only. V
Contact: Peter on peter0462@gmail.com C
JEWISH LIFE ON TYNESIDE
Newcastle City Library | Level 6 | 6 December – 31 May
An exhibition about the History of the Jewish community
in Newcastle and the many ways it has contributed to life
in our City.
THE ROMA AND THE HOLOCAUST 28 January | 7pm | Venerable Bede Church West Road | Newcastle | FREE This event is a celebration of Eastern European Roma culture and traditions and the way that they survived the horrors of the Holocaust or Porajmos. Come and help us to remember the estimated 500 000 Roma and Sinti victims of the Holocaust and celebrate the survival of their culture. Contact: Peter on peter0462@gmail.com SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD Stand Together Conference and Workshop 27 January | Newcastle City Library | 10am – 1pm This event will bring together experts in their field to talk about the Holocaust and to facilitate interactive workshops with young people. Local school children aged 11 plus will be invited to participate. Venue fully accessible. Contact: sue@theredcard.org RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS Exhibition | City Library | 26 January - 8 February | FREE An Avenue of the Righteous exhibition will involve banners and a rolling video that will explain how the Righteous among the Nations is an honour given by Yad Vashem to those people who saved Jewish lives during the Holocaust
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY
Artwork created by two Newcastle based groups has E
been selected to be included in 75 Memorial Flames ye
art exhibition in London in January 2020.
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Projects4Change addresses the needs, voice and rights of
young people. Their projects help to maximise young W
people’s potential by supporting them to make changes that re
positively affect their lives and are open to all young people,
but particularly address the needs and voices of under-
represented and disadvantaged young people in
Newcastle.
The group’s starting point was a visit from Marta Josephs,
co-chair of the Representative Council of North East Jewry
and a member of Newcastle United Hebrew Congregation.
They listened to the moving story of her father's survival
and she spoke about the importance of remembering and
Monkfish Productions - "A Little Bit of Good in
The World”
This Memorial Flame artwork was inspired by the following
quote from Archbishop Desmond Tutu: "Do your little bit of
good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together
that overwhelm the world."
We felt that this quote really captures the idea of Stand
Together as the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2020:
Y 75 MEMORIAL FLAMES
as Each artwork tells a unique story and links to this
s year’s theme “Stand Together”.
learning from the Holocaust, and its relevance and impact
today.
Working alongside artist Nicola Lynch they talked about
respecting difference and valuing friendship. They
decided to base their
memorial flame artwork
on elements of Martha’s
father’s story; to honour
and commemorate him
and
then
present
it to her
as a gift.
how by reaching out with compassion
and kindness to one another we can
work together to change the world.
Members of the Good Space work
place community in Newcastle worked
together to make this artwork, with
support from Monkfish Productions
and Volunteer Centre Newcastle.
BRUNDIBÁR ARTS FESTIVA
OPENING CONCERT T
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27 January | Newcastle University’s Kings
Hall | 7.30pm G
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Artists - Members of Royal Northern Sinfonia
- Harpsichord: Mahan Esfahani 2
The concert will be dedicated to Abdol
Hossein Sardari (pictured), an Iranian diplomat who saved 3
thousands of Jewish people during the war and was given the M
title “Schindler of Iran”. 7
7pm: Pre-concert talk - Mahdieh Zare Zardin, Producer of
documentary "Sardari the Enigma" in conversation with Hamid 4
Sabi, Chairman of Iranian Jewish Centre in London
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Concert supported by Cavatina for under-26s o
To book: http://www.brundibarartsfestival.com/events.html th
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FESTIVAL CLOSING CONCERT cy
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4 February | Hall 2 | Sage Gateshead | 7pm T
This concert will be dedicated to Sir Nicholas George Winton A
who organised Kindertransports.
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7pm: Concourse pre-concert performance by Opera North
Youth Choir. C
The Opera North Youth Chorus will be working with composer C
Michael Betteridge and writer/director Anna Pool to create a P
piece around the theme ‘Standing Together’, commissioned as E
part of the Holocaust Memorial Day 2020. L
To book: http://www.brundibarartsfestival.com/events.html TESTIVAL
THE LAST CYCLIST
THEATRE PERFORMANCE
Gosforth Civic Theatre
Newcastle
2 February | 7.30pm
3 February | 10am: Schools
e Matinee Performance |
7.30pm: repeat performance
d 4 February | 8pm
The Last Cyclist is a play based
on a cabaret written in 1944 in the Terezín Concentration Camp by
the young Czech playwright, Karel Švenk, who was murdered by the
Nazis a year later. This play is a daring, gallows-humour, absurdist
allegory that expands on the “Jews and the cyclists” theme, making
cyclists the victims of the inmates of a mental asylum who escape and
take over the outside world.
To book: http://www.brundibarartsfestival.com/events.html
AMATEUR MUSICIANS EVENT
1 February | Jesmond United Reform Church | 1pm
Collaboration with Cobweb Orchestra
r Conductor: Andrew Jackson
Programme:
as E. von Dohnayi: Hungarian Festive Overture Op.31
L. van Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op.56
Tickets at http://www.brundibarartsfestival.com/events.htmlWHEN HITLER STOLE PINK
© Kerr-Kneale Productions Limited.
RABBIT | Exhibition
20 January – 2nd February
Seven Stories | Ouseburn Valley
Newcastle upon Tyne
FREE to all ages
A showcase of children’s illustrations
and short pieces of creative writing,
exploring what they would take with
them if they had to suddenly leave
home. This work is inspired by Judith Kerr’s ‘When Hitler Stole
Pink Rabbit’.
ALL THE PICTURES THEY MIGHT HAVE
PAINTED! REMEMBERING JUDITH KERR
10:00-17:00 Saturday 25 January 2020
10:00-16:00 Sunday 26 January 2020
FREE drop-in activity for 7-12-year olds. Drop in to Seven
Stories and explore Judith Kerr’s ‘When Hitler Stole Pink
Rabbit’. Take inspiration from Judith’s artwork and create your
own illustration or piece of creative writing focussing on what
you would take with you if you had to suddenly leave home.
EXPLORING THE WORK OF JUDITH KERR
2pm - 4pm Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 January - FREE
Drop in to Seven Stories to see treasures from the archives of
Judith Kerr, author and illustrator of The Tiger Who Came to
Tea, Mog the Forgetful Cat, and many other much-loved stories
for children.© Kerr-Kneale Productions Limited.
Holocaust survivors commemorate the dead of Pruzhany, Poland
COMMUNITY, TRAUMA AND RECOVERY
AMONG JEWISH VICTIMS OF THE
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AND "REPAIR" IN THE EARLY
AFTERMATH - LECTURE
Tuesday 4 February | Newcastle City Library | 5pm
FREE
Delivered by Dr Ian Biddle from Newcastle University.
In line with this year's HMD theme "Stand Together"
this lecture explores some of the ways in which
Jewish survivors of the Holocaust went about
r reconstructing a sense of belonging, and a sense of
community. How did Jewish survivors construct new
communities and a sense of belonging? One way
they did this was to draw together evidence of the
cultural activities of Jewish victims of the Holocaust,
including music, visual art and literary responses in
memorial books and collections.
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30 January | Newcastle City Library | 2pm - 3.30pm | FREE
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An account, from primary locally-based sources, of the Allies’ th
discovery and relief of Belsen in April 1945, with authentic By
voices. Bergen-Belsen was established initially as a prisoner- de
of-war camp (Stalag X1-C) in 1940 and intended to hold pl
French and Belgian captives. By the spring of 1942, some th
16,000 of these succumbed to cold, starvation and disease. po
In that year the place was re-designated as a concentration pe
camp. Captain Andrew Pares, of 113 Regiment, later collated ad
his own and comrades’ experiences of the relief, and this has
been used as the basis for this dramatized documentary.
Book via Eventbrite http://bit.ly/Newcastlelibrariesevents
JEWISH HERITAGE PROJECT
Celebrating the history of the Jewish Community in North
East England, in memory of Ron and Kath Lahav.
Newcastle Libraries and Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
are collaborating on a joint project. To collect, preserve and
celebrate the history of the Jewish community in North East
England. For more information on how you can help preserve
your community’s heritage contact:
info@discoverymuseum.org.ukSTANDING TOGETHER -
BYKER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- F REE E XHIBITION
Launch 6pm - 8pm | 27 January | 153 Headlam Street | Byker
A partnership project between Byker Community Centre, the Anne
Frank Trust and the Prince’s Trust, this project brings young
people together to develop an understanding of the historical and
social importance of remembering the Holocaust.
Unfortunately, national statistics show that incidents of hate are on
the rise both locally and nationally including in communities like
Byker. This conversation will bring people together to discuss,
describe and share their experience of living in this interesting
place. Working with the Anne Frank Trust and the Prince’s Trust
the aim is to help people understand the collective benefits,
positive energy and sense of well-being that is possible when
people Stand Together.
admin@bykerca.org www.BykerCa.org
Artwork from Byker Community Association’s HMD project last yearSir Nicholas George Winton, who organised the Kindertransports, in 1939
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