Jackie Metzger, Instructor at Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies, Returns to Hong Kong

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On his second visit to Hong Kong, Holocaust educator Jackie Metzger, of Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies, addressed both secondary school students and teachers on themes relevant to Holocaust poetry.

Jackie Metzger made aliyah from South Africa in 1965 and has been living on a communal moshav, Neve-Ilan, since 1978. For 24 years, he worked as a History and English teacher in the kibbutz school sector and for the past several years he has been working at Yad Vashem in two departments. He works with adult and youth groups who visit the site and writes materials to help teachers with Holocaust studies in their schools.

Here’s Jackie discussing Primo Lev’s poem, “Shema”.

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Screening of Auf Wiedersehen, ‘Til We Meet Again, at Hong Kong University

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On March 25, 2015, HKHTC and the HKU Law Faculty hosted a special screening of Auf Wiedersehen, ‘Til We Meet Again.

In this compelling and often funny tale of recovery and renewal, author and activist Linda G. Mills is propelled by her family’s life-threatening experience of September 11, 2001 to return to the site of her mother’s flight from Vienna, Austria in 1939. Accompanied by her comically bored ten-year-old son, Ronnie, her highly opinionated and wholly engaging mother Annie and Aunt Rita, Linda discovers unsettling truths that upend a series of familial and historical myths.

Auf Wiedersehen is an unconventional documentary that brings the lessons of history into the present day through the eyes of an irreverent ten year-old-boy. Along the way, the family discovers an astonishing array of collaborators, victims, perpetrators, and unlikely heroes in a startlingly humorous adventure spanning five generations.

Prof. Glenn Timmermans (Faculty of Arts & Humanities, University of Macau) moderated a post-screening discussion with Linda Mills (New York University) and Peter Goodrich (Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong/Benjamin N. Cardozo School).

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Buchenwald Liberator, Sergeant Rick Carrier, Tours Hong Kong Schools

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Alongside the United States Consulate in Hong Kong and Macau, the HKHTC arranged for Sergeant Carrier to address the following nine schools across the region: St. Stephens Girls’ College, Elsa High School, Kellett School, Po Leung Kok Laws Foundation College, Hong Kong International School, NLSI Lui Kwok Pat Fong College, Hong Kong University, Discovery College and Sha Tin College.

Sergeant Carrier spoke about his experience as a solider in the Second World War, recounted the liberation of Buchenwald, and shared his advice for fighting bigotry and intolerance today.

In total, 2,500 students (aged 12-22) were present for Sergeant Carrier’s talks.

Sergeant Carrier’s visit to Hong Kong was covered by Apple Daily, CNN, and Phoenix TV.

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2015 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony

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On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the HKHTC marked 2015 International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a special programme co-sponsored by the United States Consulate in Hong Kong and Macau. Some 400 Jewish and local community members were in attendance, as were 30 diploamts and dignitaries, including The Hon. Tung Chee-hwa, former Chief Executive of Hong Kong and The Hon. Tsang Tak-sing, HKSAR Secretary for Home Affairs.

The keynote speech was delivered by retired US Army Sergeant Rick Carrier, veteran of the Normandy landings and a liberator of the Buchenwald concentration camp.

The ceremony was followed by the Hong Kong premiere of Night Will Fall (co-sponsored by the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival) an as yet unreleased film documenting the liberation of the concentration camps—overseen by Alfred Hitchcock.

The event was covered by the South China Morning Post and appeared on the front page of the newspaper the next day, on January 28th.

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HKHTC Teachers’ Workshop on Liberation

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On January 23, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre will hosted its first-ever half-day teachers’ workshop on themes relevant to the end of the Second World War and liberation.

The three talks included pedagogical methodologies for classroom use. Speakers were Simon Goldberg and Prof. Glenn Timmermans (HKHTC) and Miguel Maneros De Lemos (Faculty of Law at University of Macau).

The workshop was attended by 45 secondary school and university educators from Hong Kong and Macao, representing the following faculties: History, English, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.

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HKHTC Event Series for Read@ Polytechnic University 2014

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In the months of September-November 2014, the HKHTC partnered with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on an exhibition and event series around The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, this year’s choice for Read@PolyU. The exhibition in the campus library prompted students to interact with panels on Holocaust history, as well as information on other genocides, offering historical context to the book.

As part of this initiative, students also heard from Holocaust survivor Silvain Gilbert and partook in one of two film screening of the film adaptation of John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, each followed by a discussion.

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Teachers Workshop Why Teach Holocaust

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The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. Yet why, as educators, should we teach it? In what ways is its scrutiny relevant to contemporary life? Are there valuable “lessons” it holds? To answer these questions, the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre hosted a special workshop led by Ephraim Kaye, Director of International Seminars at Yad Vashem—Israel’s Holocaust Museum—and a world-renowned Holocaust educator.

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Sara Atzmon schools visits 28th April – 7th May 2014

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As our guest in Hong Kong, Mrs Atzmon visited 9 schools and Universities in Hong Kong and Macau, talking to well over 1000 students.

The schools visited ranged from International schools and Band 1 local schools, to schools where there were many students from ethnic minorities with high diversity.

Mrs Atzmon told students about her experiences during the Holocaust. She also explained the inspiration behind her paintings and shared images of her work. Each student was given a catalogue from her exhibition, which contained reproductions and explanations of the artwork displayed  as well as her biography and a general introduction to the Holocaust.

During her visit, Mrs Atzmon also met with visiting student groups at the Goethe-Institut and UMAG as well as address an intimate audience at the Jewish Community Centre.

Please contact info@hkhtc.org if you wish to have a copy of the catalogue.
Photos of Mrs Atzmon’s school visits in Hong Kong – Click on any image to view this gallery as a slideshow:

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Sara Atzmon visit to Shenzhen – April 27th 2014

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As part of her visits to schools and educational institutions, Sara Atzmon visited the Baoan Social Welfare Centre, which is an which is an orphanage in Shenzhen, China. Sara shared her remarkable story of hardship and survival with a group of long-term residents at the Centre, including adults and children of various ages.

She also conducted a special art workshop with the group, who painted images they had in mind after hearing Sara’s moving story. These were exhibited on a wall alongside copies of her own artwork.

The students also joined in a concert and an exchange of music and dances with Mrs Atzmon. It was a wonderful educational and cultural exchange for all.

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‘Surviving Evil – The Pictorial Language of Sara Atzmon’ Feb 25th – May 4th 2014

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The HKHTC was delighted to jointly host two exhibitions, in collaboration with Hong Kong University and the Goethe-Institut HongKong of the artwork of renowned Holocaust survivor and artist Sara Atzmon.

Mrs. Atzmon’s Holocaust-themed work was on display from February 25th- May 4th at the University Museum and Art Gallery at Hong Kong University and concurrently, in April at the Goethe Institut Hong Kong.

The exhibition opening on February 25th was widely reported in the press.

The exhibition was also profiled in HK Magazine, The Standard, Sing Tao, as well as ‘Editors choice’ in the SCMP weekend listings for the full run of the exhibition.

Over 460 students visited the exhibition as part of organised school tours.

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