Remembering Kristallnacht in Hong Kong

This weekend (November 9 and 10) marks the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass), a pivotal moment in the Nazi persecution of Jews. What began as nonviolent discrimination escalated dramatically during those […]

HKHTC Public Education Event Series: Online Tour of the VR-Secret Annex in the Anne Frank House

ONLINE TOUR OF THE VR-SECRET ANNEX IN THE ANNE FRANK HOUSE
HKHTC Public Education Events Series

14 October 2024, 6:00 PM HKT

All are welcome. Please join us via:

HKHTC-HKU Public Lecture: The Holocaust and Its Legacies in Contemporary Germany

We were excited to co-organise a public lecture titled “The Holocaust and Its Legacies in Contemporary Germany,” featuring HKHTC Chairman, Dr Roland Vogt on 7 October 2024. This lecture explored the ongoing impact of the […]

‘Escape and Survival Through Art’ Webinar | Genocide Awareness Month Series

HKHTC’s Holocaust & Tolerance Educational Series @ United Christian College (Kowloon East)

HKHTC’s Holocaust & Tolerance Educational Series @ St Stephen’s College

HKHTC’s Holocaust & Tolerance Educational Series @ Carmel School

HKHTC’s Holocaust & Tolerance Educational Series @ Malvern College

HKHTC’s Holocaust & Tolerance Educational Series @ Christian Alliance P.C. Lau Memorial International School

HKHTC’s Holocaust & Tolerance Educational Series @ Jewish Community Centre

HKHTC’s Holocaust & Tolerance Educational Series @ University of Hong Kong

HKHTC’s Holocaust & Tolerance Educational Series @ ESF South Island School

HKHTC’s Holocaust & Tolerance Educational Series @ Li Po Chun United World College

HKHTC’s Holocaust & Tolerance Educational Series @ University of Macau

HKHTC’s Holocaust & Tolerance Educational Series @ Asia Society HK

United Nations Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration 2024

HKHTC-HKU-Yad Vashem Art in the Holocaust Exhibition

Antisemitism Education Series | Christian Alliance P.C. Lau Memorial Int’l School & CAIS Hong Kong

Ever since the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions in the second half of last year, HKHTC’s Education Team returned to schools and universities with numerous events, talks, seminars and workshops on the Holocaust and Antisemitism Education. […]

HKHTC ‘Next Generation’ Project | Glen Steinman speaks at the University of Hong Kong

Currently, HKHTC is engaging members of our local Jewish community to record and share their family histories of survival and persecution during the Shoah.

This is the hallmark of our ‘Next Generation’ project […]

HKHTC ‘Next Generation’ Project | Eli Bitan shares his family’s survival story for NextGen Book Project

Currently, HKHTC is engaging members of our local Jewish community to record and share their family histories of survival and persecution during the Shoah.

This is the hallmark of our ‘Next Generation’ project […]

HKHTC ‘Next Generation’ Project | Andrea Fessler speaks at Christian Alliance International School

Currently, HKHTC is engaging members of our local Jewish community to record and share their family histories of survival and persecution during the Shoah.

This is the hallmark of our ‘Next Generation’ project […]

Local community delegation to Jerusalem at Yad Vashem

Live Chat with Pinchas Gutter Series | German Swiss Int’l School & Malvern College

HKHTC Live Chat with Holocaust Survivor Pinchas Gutter Series | Elsa High School

Introducing DiT & Holocaust Educational Series at Buddhist Wong Wan Tin College

‘Shttl’ Screening & Discussion with Film Director Ady Walter at the University of Hong Kong

Screening the Holocaust: HKHTC-supported Holocaust Films @ HK Jewish Film Festival 2023

HKHTC Educational Event Series | Eva’s Story: A DiT Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Eva Kor

Through the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre’s partnership with the USC Shoah Foundation we are bringing eye-opening AI technology to Hong Kong. This makes it possible to engage with survivor testimony in an interactive […]

Yom HaShoah Commemoration 5783/2023: Remembering the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

HKHTC Educational Event at JCC x LPCUWC | ‘Pinchas’ Story’: A Live Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Pinchas Gutter

UN Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration 2023

Remembering Nanjing: 85 Years Later | ‘A Long Road to Justice’ Webinar

A Long Road to Justice
HKHTC Webinar – Commemorating the 85th Anniversary of the Atrocities at Nanjing

December 13, 2022 8:00pm HKT

You can watch the webinar video here.

HKHTC-USC Shoah Foundation Project Brings the Cutting-edge Dimensions in Testimony and iWitness Systems to HK Schools and Universities

Let There Be Light 2022 | Commemorating the 84th Anniversary of Kristallnacht

Screening the Holocaust | HKHTC-supported Holocaust Films @ Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival 2022

HKHTC @ Hong Kong International Book Fair 2022

“Beyond the Shadow of a Perpetrator: A Conversation with Bernd Wollschläger” Webinar

HKHTC-HKU Event | Nuremberg Prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz & the Evolution of International Justice: From the Holocaust to the Invasion of Ukraine

In 1947, Benjamin Ferencz wrote legal history by prosecuting high-level Nazi ‘Einsatzgruppen’ officers who had been responsible for the murder of over one million Jews. The trial at Nuremberg was part of a first attempt […]

Yom HaShoah 2022 | A Live Virtual Programme with Holocaust Survivor Rena Quint

UN Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration 2022 with Greek Holocaust Survivor Lola Angel

The annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day is designated by the United Nations as a Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. To mark this event, the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre (HKHTC) […]

Online Lecture for Bard College on Asia’s Strange Fixation with Nazi Hate Iconography

On 16 November 2021, the Bard Center for the Study of Hate (BCSH) welcomed HKHTC’s Executive Director Simon Li to speak on “Hitler Shirts, Nazi Salute and Swastika Flags: Decoding Southeast Asia’s Strange Fixation with […]

Commemorating the 83rd Anniversary of Kristallnacht

On the evening of November 9, together with March of the Living, the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre commemorated the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht with a message of unity and hope through a unique […]

HKHTC-supported Holocaust Films @ Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival 2021

HKHTC @ Hong Kong International Book Fair 2021

The Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre presented a special lecture titled “Strange Haven: Forgotten Stories of Jewish Refugees Who Escaped to Wartime Shanghai from Nazi Europe” (猶太人逃難戰時上海: 猶太大屠殺歷史被遺忘的那些事) at the Hong Kong International Book Fair – […]

“Forgotten Victims: A Conversation with Sinti Holocaust Survivor Rita Prigmore” Webinar

Genocide Awareness Month | Remembering Together: Chinese and Jewish Students Discuss Holocaust/Genocide Education

“The Fight against Anti-Semitism in Germany and Europe Today” Webinar

“The Cellist of Auschwitz”: Yom HaShoah Special Programme with Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

March 17 | “Technology and The Future of Holocaust Education in Asia” Webinar

10th Anniversary Webinar Series | “Dimensions: Insights to the Past, Present and Future of Lessons from the Holocaust”

“The Ballerina of Auschwitz”: A Historic Morning with Dr. Edith Eva Eger | HKHTC-ASHK Live Webinar

Special Zoom Lecture on the Holocaust for TED Bursa College in Turkey

In the academic year of 2020-21, TED Bursa College in Turkey invited HKHTC Executive Director Simon K. Li to present a special online lecture on the Holocaust for their IB students and faculty. Students who […]

United Nations Holocaust Memorial Day 2021

Commemorating the 82nd Anniversary of Kristallnacht

In November 2020, March of the Living commemorated the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht with a message of unity and hope through a unique international campaign. Titled “Let There Be Light,” March of the Living invited […]

HKHTC-Yad Vashem Online Training Workshops for Educators 2020

Throughout December 2020, the HKHTC education team co-hosted with Yad Vashem a series of online training workshops for educators on two important themes of Holocaust education: historical context and personal stories of survivors. Over 100 […]

HKHTC-supported Holocaust Films @ Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival 2020

At the 21st annual Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, 14-29 November 2020, HKHTC once again supported Holocaust-related films. Building on the success of last year’s attendance when hundreds viewed HKHTC-supported screenings, this year we supported […]

Special Lecture on the Shanghai Ghetto

On 22 October 2020, HKHTC Executive Director Simon Li gave a special lecture to around 300 high school students at St Stephen College’s main hall. The lecture was about of the almost 20,000 Jewish refugees […]

Educational Project with St Stephen’s College and Yad Vashem

In October 2020, HKHTC presented an acclaimed international exhibition — Stars Without a Heaven: Children in the Holocaust — a special project organised with St Stephen’s College (SSC) and in cooperation with Yad Vashem. HKHTC is […]

Zoom Seminar on the Righteous Among the Nations

In cooperation with EDiversity, an established local parent-initiated NGO promoting diversity in education in Hong Kong, HKHTC presented an evening webinar on the Righteous Among the Nations — these are non-Jewish people who risked their […]

HKHTC Presentation for Genocide Awareness Month is now available online!

HKHTC was honoured to participate in the 24-Hour Virtual Global Vigil hosted by the #TogetherWeRemember Coalition on April 30th to mark the conclusion of Genocide Awareness Month. Over a 24 hour cycle, the vigil featured […]

Yom HaShoah 2020 – Virtual Commemoration

YOM HASHOAH 2020 – VIRTUAL COMMEMORATION
WE REMEMBER WITH THE HONG KONG HOLOCAUST & TOLERANCE CENTRE

Every year, we come together in Hong Kong to remember and honour those who perished in the Holocaust. Even though we […]

HKHTC’s 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Series @ Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong

HKHTC’s 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Series @ St. Stephen’s College

HKHTC’s 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Series @ German Swiss International School

HKHTC’s 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Series @ Hong Kong International School

HKHTC & Bookazine Present: An Historic Afternoon with Eva Schloss MBE

HKHTC’s 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Series @ Elsa High School (joined by Harbour School)

HKHTC’s 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Series @ West Island School (joined by South Island School & Victoria Shanghai Academy)

For more details, please visit:
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HKHTC’s 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Series @ University of Macau

HKHTC’s 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Series @ Asia Society Hong Kong Center

To mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, the Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre and the Asia Society Hong Kong Center were honoured to host Eva […]

HKHTC’s 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Series @ Chinese International School

Holocaust survivor and distinguished guest Ms. Eva Schloss spoke to a packed auditorium of nearly 600 students at the Chinese International School. Following her moving remarks, many of the students stayed after the talk to […]

HKHTC’s 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Series @ Tsim Sha Tsui Baptist Church

Anne Frank’s posthumous stepsister and Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss MBE has arrived in Hong Kong on 12 January 2020. Eva has just kicked off her first Hong Kong full-house talk on stage with HKHTC Executive […]

A Family Event to Connect with a Part of History at the Jewish Community Centre with Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss

UN Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration 2020

HKHTC-supported Holocaust Films @ Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival 2019

The Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre was pleased to support a number of Holocaust-themed films as part of the 20th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival taking place 2-10 November 2019.

In addition to school screenings, this year’s […]

Life Writing & History Workshop (coinciding with HKHTC’s ‘Stars Without a Heaven: Children in the Holocaust’ exhibition)

This special workshop was held on 26 October 2019 to coincide with HKHTC’s ‘Stars Without a Heaven: Children in the Holocaust’ exhibition at the City University of Hong Kong.

For further information, please contact lb@cityu.edu.hk […]

HKHTC & CityU Present: ‘Stars Without a Heaven: Children in the Holocaust’ Exhibition

In October and November 2019, The Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre presented an acclaimed international exhibition — Stars Without a Heaven: Children in the Holocaust — a special project organized along with the City […]

HKHTC @ Hong Kong International Book Fair 2019

The Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre presented a special lecture titled “Who Will Write our History?: Rediscovering a Hidden Archive from the Warsaw Ghetto” last week at the Hong Kong International Book Fair – […]

‘Spots of Light’ Exhibition at St. Paul’s Co-educational College & St. Paul’s Convent School

In Spring 2019, HKHTC, the University of Hong Kong and Yad Vashem presented the “Spot of Light: Women in the Holocaust” exhibition at both St. Paul’s Co-educational College in Central and the St. Paul’s Convent […]

Yom HaShoah Commemoration 2019

Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, is observed every year. It is a day of commemoration of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as a result of actions carried out by Nazi Germany. […]

HKHTC – Facing History Teachers Training Workshop Series at Asia Society: Teaching NIGHT by Elie Wiesel

On 27 April 2019, the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre, Facing History and Ourselves and Asia Society organized a one-day workshop which aimed to prepare teachers to interweave a literary analysis of Elie Wiesel’s […]

Bye Bye Germany – Screening & Discussion with HKHTC Executive Director

On 3 March 2019, the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre was delighted to co-organise the screening and discussion event ‘Bye Bye Germany’ at Broadway Cinematheque:

Bye Bye Germany –
Screening and Discussion with Simon K. Li, HKHTC […]

HKHTC & HKU Present: ‘Spots of Light: Women in the Holocaust’ Exhibition & Opening Ceremony

HKHTC was pleased to jointly coordinate the opening ceremony of the ‘Spots of Light: Women in the Holocaust’ exhibition with the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Wednesday, 13 February. The well-attended event included presentations […]

School Visits by Holocaust Survivor Eva Koralnik

Budapest-born Holocaust survivor, Ms Eva Koralnik, Eva spoke to 11 schools and universities during her visit to Hong Kong and Macau. Her presentations created a personal connection with over 3,000 students and community members, the […]

1944: Memories of a Journey

HKHTC was pleased to host an evening of dialogue with Holocaust survivor Eva Koralnik on 16 January at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center (“ASHK”). Eva engaged in a thought-provoking, special dialogue with ASHK’s Chairman Ronnie […]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day Lecture 2019

In cooperation with The Commercial Press bookstore, HKHTC co-hosted an International Holocaust Remembrance Day lecture presented by Simon K. Li. The public lecture was well received, with most attendees in the fully booked venue staying […]

United Nations Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration 2019

HKHTC hosted the United Nations Holocaust Memorial Day (“UNHMD”) commemoration on 23 January at Hong Kong’s Sai Ying Pun Community Complex. Budapest-born Holocaust survivor, Ms Eva Koralnik, delivered a moving and memorable keynote address to […]

An Evening with Holocaust Survivor Eva Koralnik at JCC

Prior to the United Nations Holocaust Memorial Day event, Holocaust survivor Eva Koralnik gave a detailed account of her story to a large, highly engaged audience at the Jewish Community Centre of Hong Kong on January 17, […]

HKHTC @ Hong Kong Human Dignity Festival 2018

HKHTC greatly appreciates the community’s support as we continue to deliver high-quality Holocaust education programming and we encourage you to join us at our upcoming events. This year we have partnered […]

80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht: ‘Back to Berlin’ Screening & Discussion with Catherine Lurie, the Director

During the week of 12 November 2018, HKHTC was pleased to host the director of ‘Back to Berlin’ Catherine Lurie-Alt, who screened her film in local schools and participated in Q&A sessions with students. These […]

‘Spots of Light: Women in the Holocaust’ Exhibition Opening

HKHTC is delighted by the strong turnout at the ‘Spots of Light: Women in the Holocaust’ exhibition opening held yesterday at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), our partner for the event. The exhibition, which was […]

HKHTC @ Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival 2018

The Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre was pleased to sponsor a number of Holocaust-themed films as part of the 19^th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival during 3-11 November 2018.

As part of the commemoration of the 80^th anniversary of Kristallnacht, […]

75 Years On: Remembering Jewish Life in the Ghetto

In March 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto was nearing its end with less than 50,000 Jews remaining in the ghetto. A month later, a small group of young, starving Jewish fighters resisted the German liquidation of […]

HKHTC Event Series with Mo Asumang: Confronting Racism Face-to-Face

The German filmmaker, author and television presenter Mo Asumang knows how racism can make one feel: as a daughter of a German mother and a father from Ghana, she has experienced enough racist insults and discrimination […]

Yom Hashoah Ceremony 2018

The Hong Kong commemoration of Yom Hashoah 2018, which was hosted by HKHTC, welcomed Anne Frank House’s Ronald Leopold as our keynote speaker. Many people attended this year’s ceremony which was a full house at […]

Events to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Atrocities at Nanjing

Facing History-HKHTC Series on Remembering Nanjing
香港猶太大屠殺及寬容中心-Facing History 南京暴行歷史講座及教師工作坊

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atrocities at Nanjing, Facing History and Ourselves and the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre co-presented a series of events in partnership […]

Yad Vashem invited HKHTC Director of Education to help lead its Holocaust education seminar

This fall, HKHTC’s Education Team continues to regularly give specialized talks about the Holocaust to local and international students in Hong Kong. Additionally, Yad Vashem recently invited our Director of Education Simon Li to help […]

The 18th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival (4-12 November)

This fall, HKHTC was proud to sponsor a number of Holocaust-themed films as part of the 18th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival. They were shown at local and international schools as well as universities around […]

United Nations Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony 2018

HKHTC marked the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 25 January 2018 with a moving, well-attended ceremony at the Sai Ying Pun Community Hall. With this year’s theme, “Holocaust Remembrance: Resistance and Resilience,” the commemoration was […]

Centre Statement on Myanmar’s Rohingya Refugee Crisis

The HKHTC is deeply concerned about the developing humanitarian and refugee crisis due to developments in Rakhine state, Myanmar. There have been numerous reports of civilians being wounded and killed as well as Rohingya villages […]

Anne Frank in Shanghai: HKHTC Director Simon Li Gave Talks at Anne Frank Exhibition

In late September 2017, HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li gave talks on Anne Frank to different groups of students– both Dutch and Chinese– for a special programme at the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. Mr Li gave a […]

‘The Auschwitz Album’ Exhibition in Sept. 2017

In September 2017, the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre was pleased to present a unique set of photographs – The Auschwitz Album – an exhibition organized along with the University of Hong Kong’s School […]

Japanese Documentary Filmmaker Tamaki Matsuoka Discussed Her Nanjing Massacre Film with Director of Education Simon Li

Well-respected Japanese documentary filmmaker Tamaki Matsuoka and Director of Education Simon Li discussed her lifetime work on the Nanjing Massacre and her documentary Torn Memories of Nanjing. Ms Matsuoka is dedicated to educate the Japanese […]

‘Watchers of the Sky’ Screening at the 7th Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

On 22 and 25 September 2017, the HKHTC was delighted to co-organise two screenings and discussion event with the Amnesty International:

Watchers of the Sky (天空守望者) – Screening and Discussion with Simon Li, HKHTC Director of […]

On 72nd Anniversary Of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, HKHTC Director Met with Korean Victims of Atomic Bombs

As the world marks the 72nd anniversary of the A-bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Director of Education Simon K. Li interviewed with Mr Kim, a 91-year-old Korean victim of atomic bombs, in Seoul, along with […]

Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Association’s Director & HKHTC Director Discussed Cases of Korean Hiroshima Victims

On the eve of the anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Director of Education Simon Li met with Mr Sim Jintae, the Director of the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Association in South […]

UNESCO’s APCEIU Team & HKHTC Director Simon Li Discussed Global Citizenship Education

In summer 2017, Director of Education Simon Li visited the UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU) in South Korea. Mr Li met with Ms Anna Chung, the APCEIU’s Head of External Relations, […]

Secretary-General of the History NGO Forum for Peace in East Asia and HKHTC Director Discussed Peace Education in Asia

HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li met with Mr Kang Sungho, Secretary-General of the History NGO Forum for Peace in East Asia, which recently organized the 7th International NGO Conference on History and Peace (in […]

Director of Korea Chongshindae’s Institute met with HKHTC Director in Gyeonggi-do

HKHTC Director of Education Simon K. Li met with Professor Lee (李聖順所長), Director of the Korea Chongshindae’s Institute, in Gyeonggi-do. The two researchers discussed the history of Korean women drafted for military sexual slavery by […]

HKHTC Director Paid Tribute to Former Comfort Woman Ms Kim Gun-ja in Korea

This July, one of the few remaining Korean comfort women survivors Ms Kim gun-ja passed away shortly before HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li arrived in Seoul. Mr Li was invited to attend her memorial […]

HKHTC Director Met with the ‘Museum of Sexual Slavery by Japanese Military’ Team in Seoul

This July, Director of Education Simon K. Li visited the Museum of Sexual Slavery by Japanese Military and met with Mr Jeong Ho-cheol of its International Outreach Team. They had an in-depth discussion on the “comfort women” issue in Korea. […]

President of the New Jersey-Alliance for Learning and Preserving the History of WWII in Asia Visited HKHTC

Mr Don Tow, President of the New Jersey-Alliance for Learning and Preserving the History of WWII in Asia, visited our Director of Education’s office on July 11, 2017. Mr Tow and Mr Simon Li had […]

Seoul-based War & Women’s Human Rights Museum & HKHTC Director Discussed How They Teach Wartime History of Sex Slaves

In South Korea, the co-director of the War & Women’s Human Rights Museum Ms Mee-hyang Yoon and HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li met to exchange ideas on how South Korea and Hong Kong teach […]

Victims of Indiscriminate Bombing & Chinese WWII Forced Labourers Discussed Their Wartime Experience with HKHTC Director in Beijing

In Beijing, HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li interviewed Mr Gao Xiongfei, who lost his arm during the Japanese military’s indiscriminate bombing of Yongan City. He also listened to the painful stories of the 92-year-old Mr Li […]

Unit 731 Museum’s Vice Curator and HKHTC Director Discussed the History of Biological and Chemical Warfare in WWII China

The Unit 731 Museum’s Vice Curator Professor Yang Yanjun (楊彥君教授) and HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li had meaningful meetings on teaching the history of biological and chemical warfare during WWII at the old human […]

Director of Education Simon Li Networked with Unit 731 Museum in Harbin as Visiting Delegate Educator This July

HKHTC Director of Education Simon K. Li was a visiting delegate educator this July at the 731 Museum in Harbin. Many students that HKHTC engaged with in the past school year were particularly interested in […]

John Rabe House’s Director and HKHTC Director Discussed the Question of Morality in the House

Director of Education Simon Li visited the John Rabe House in Nanjing and met with the House’s director Mr Yang Shangyou. They had a fruitful discussion on pedagogical approaches to teaching about the rescuers during […]

Director of Education Simon Li Talked to Nanjing Massacre Survivor Ai Yiying in Nanjing

In Nanjing this summer, HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li interviewed one of the few remaining Nanjing Massacre survivors Ms Ai Yiying (艾義英), who witnessed the bloody atrocities in her village when she was 9. […]

Ginling Women’s College professor and HKHTC Director Discussed Minnie Vautrin’s Work on the Historic Campus

On July 17, HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li discussed about Minnie Vautrin and Ginling Women’s College (金陵女子大學) at the actual campus site with the college’s Nanjing Massacre expert researcher Prof Qi Chunfeng (齊春風教授).

During WWII, […]

HKHTC Director Visited the World’s First “Comfort Women” House in Shanghai

Director of Education Simon Li visited the world’s first “comfort women” house in Shanghai. Former sex slaves would be a more historically accurate term as they were only euphemistically referred by the Japanese government as […]

HKHTC Director Visited Quzhou Hospital that Cured Victims of the Japanese Military’s Anthrax Attack in WWII

Director of Education Simon Li visited a major hospital in Quzhou, where the Japanese germ warfare took place in World War II. Many victims of the anthrax attack have suffered from rotten feet for decades. […]

“Comfort Women” Scholar and HKHTC Director Discussed WWII Sex Slaves Issues in Shanghai

HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li met with Professor Chen Lifei (co-author of Chinese Comfort Women: Testimonies from Imperial Japan’s Sex Slaves, UBC Press, 2014) of the Chinese “Comfort Women” History Museum at the Shanghai […]

Director of Education Simon Li Talked to Victims of the Japanese Germ Warfare in Quzhou

HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li recently visited an elderly hospital in Quzhou, China to meet with Mr and Mrs Fang, victims of the Japanese germ warfare, to discuss their painful experiences during the anthrax […]

HKHTC Art and Writing Contest: Year 9 – 13

After the success of our previous contest we were proud to organize the Art & Writing contest for Years 9 – 13 students in Hong Kong. This
year’s theme is ‘HOW AND WHY SHOULD WE REMEMBER […]

HKHTC Teacher Training Workshops in South China

In May 2017, Simon Li, (HKHTC Director of Education and Anne Frank House’s Visiting Educator), Ephraim Kaye (Yad Vashem’s Director of International Seminars for Educators) and Glenn Timmermans (University of Macau’s Professor and HKHTC Board […]

Yom Hashoah 2017: A Day to Remember The Holocaust

Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, is observed every year. It is a day of commemoration of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as a result of actions carried out by Nazi Germany. […]

EUROCLIO Director and HKHTC Director Discussed Educational Approaches in The Hague

In late May 2017, HKHTC’s Director of Education Simon Li and the Director of European Association of History Educators (EUROCLIO) Jonathan Evan-Zohar met together in The Hague to discuss strategies that can help history educators in Asia […]

Director of Education Paid Tribute to Holocaust Victims at Westerbork Camp on Liberation Day

As the Amsterdam-based Anne Frank House’s Visiting Educator, HKHTC’s Director of Education Simon Li visited the Westerbork camp, which was a WWII Nazi detention and transit camp in Hooghalen, on the Liberation Day (Dutch: Bevrijdingsdag). […]

Student Actors and Actresses of “Auschwitz Lullaby” Joined HKHTC Workshop

In April 2017, secondary students from Yew Chung International School (YCIS) came to the HKHTC resource centre to participate in a workshop delivered by Director of Education Simon Li on the Auschwitz concentration camp. This […]

Director of Education Simon Li to Serve as Anne Frank House’s Visiting Educator

HKHTC continues to broaden its reach. HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li has served as a visiting educator at the Anne Frank House in
Amsterdam this spring. During his academic visit, Mr Li and the […]

Holocaust Survivor Micha Gelber Met with Director of Education Simon Li at Rotterdam’s Memorial for Jewish Children

The Joods Kindermonument is a children memorial site in Rotterdam which commemorates the deaths of 686 Jewish children who were killed by the Nazis. In Spring 2017, Director of Education Simon Li (Visiting Educator, Anne […]

Humanity House Director and HKHTC Director Discussed Peace Education in East Asia

In May 2017, HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li and the Director of the Humanity House Ms Lisette Mattaar had a fruitful meeting in The Hague to discuss peace education in East Asia and the […]

Holocaust Workshops at Nord Anglia International School

On June 22, Director of Education Simon Li was invited by Nord Anglia International School to deliver two workshops on the Holocaust towards all Year 9 students. The workshops examined the Holocaust through its victims, […]

Director of Education Simon Li Discussed Educational Matters at the International Court of Justice

HKHTC’s Teacher-training Sessions at Yew Chung Community College

In March 2017, Director of Education Simon Li presented teacher-training sessions to educators on the important skills to teach the Holocaust in an age-appropriate manner.

Faith Communities Visited Resource Centre

Director of Education Simon Li gave a sharing session on The Diary of Anne Frank and our centre’s work for different members of Hong Kong’s faith communities this spring.

Harbour School’s Grade 6 Students Visited HKHTC

Harbour School’s Grade 6 students visited our Resource Centre in Shau Kei Wan on June 5, 2017. Director of Education Simon Li gave all students a workshop which explored the Holocaust through the stories of […]

Holocaust Survivor Henry Friedman Spoke at Local Schools in Hong Kong

In May 2017, the HKHTC arranged for Holocaust survivor Mr Henry Friedman to address the local schools in Hong Kong. Accompanied by HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li, the 89-year-old Polish survivor spoke about how […]

Genocide Exhibition at Sha Tin College

Congratulations to Sha Tin College for a very successful and meaningful Genocide Exhibition! Our centre’s board director April Kaminsky gladly presented prizes to the winners on the STC campus before the weekend. Warmest congrats to […]

The South China Courage Conference 2017

The Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre was in China on May 26 and 27, 2017. Holocaust survivor Henry Friedman was joined by HKHTC Director of Education Simon K. Li (Visiting Educator, Anne Frank House) […]

HKHTC Seminar at HKU: Dialogue with Holocaust Survivor Henry Friedman

HKHTC was proud to host a dialogue seminar with our guest Holocaust survivor Henry Friedman at the University of Hong Kong’s SPACE campus on May 22, 2017. It was a full house with dynamic audience […]

Director of Education Simon Li visited Baptist LMC Secondary School

On 2 March 2017, HKHTC’s Director of Education Simon Li addressed near 200 students at the Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School. Besides discussing the Holocaust, the Shanghai refuge, a little-documented chapter of the Holocaust, was […]

Director of Education Simon Li gave lectures to CUHK’s postgraduate students on Holocaust Denial

In February 2017, HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li lectured on Holocaust Denial in the Chinese University’s MA programme in Comparative and Public History. A number of local media professionals also sat in Mr Li’s lectures. […]

An Evening with Deanna Byck and Free Community Screening of “Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War”

In February, our Holocaust Centre was delighted to co-organize a free community screening of Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War and a public discussion event with the film’s co-executive producer Deanna Byck in Hong Kong. […]

UN Holocaust Memorial Day 2017

On 23 January 2017, the Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre marked the International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a moving, inspiring ceremony at the Community Hall in Sai Ying Pun. Many Jewish and local community members […]

Survivor of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Tours Hong Kong Schools

In the beginning of 2017, the HKHTC arranged for Holocaust survivor Mr Micha Gelber to address the following 11 schools across the region: West Island School, Harrow International School, Island School, French International School, Baptist Lui Ming […]

JCC-HKHTC Event with survivor of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp

In our joint event with the Jewish Community Centre on 17 January 2017, Micha Gelber, survivor of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, shared his incredible story of survival during the Holocaust.
ABOUT MICHA GELBER
Micha Gelber was born in Ede […]

Director of Education Simon Li lectures at local and international schools in Hong Kong

Simon Li, a Canadian-trained historian who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English, was appointed HKHTC’s Director of Education in 2016. Simon has extensive knowledge about genocide and he previously was Senior Lecturer at a higher education […]

Slawomir Grunberg, director of Karski & the Lords of Humanity, speaks at HKU

The November 2016 visit to Hong Kong by Mr Slawomir Grunberg, director of Karski & the Lords of Humanity, was impactful. HKHTC screened this Holocaust documentary at The University of Hong Kong with Mr Grunberg […]

Director of Education lectured at Creative Secondary School

This fall, HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li visited Creative Secondary School. Two classes of students from 13 – 14 years benefited from the HKHTC’s visit, which gave an informative, age-appropriate insight into the life […]

Dr Erez Pery, scholar and director of The Interrogation, visits Hong Kong

In November 2016, HKHTC partnered with the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival (HKJFF) to organize a visit to Hong Kong by Dr Erez Pery, both a scholar and the director of the award-winning film The Interrogation, […]

Journalists visited HKHTC Resource Centre

Veteran journalists Cable TV’s Fanny Fung, Next Magazine’s Jophy Sin, a journalist from the ethnic media JB Pun Magar, and the HKU honorary lecturer in journalism Pui-king Chan visited our Resource Centre in Shau Kei Wan in November. HKHTC Director […]

The 17th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival (19-27 November)

This fall, we were proud to sponsor the following Holocaust films as part of the 17th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival. They were shown at local and international schools as well as universities around Hong Kong:

Karski and the Lords of Humanity […]

A Lesson on Life and Peace: The Extraordinary Story of Holocaust Survivor Micha Gelber

On January 19, 2017, HKHTC and the Hong Kong Baptist University organized a public event “Lesson on Life and Peace: The Extraordinary Story of Holocaust Survivor Micha Gelber” with Dutch Holocaust survivor Micha Gelber, HKBU professor Emilie […]

Director of Education Simon Li spoke at Nord Anglia International School

Since the new semester began this fall, our Director of Education Simon Li has visited many local and international schools to give Holocaust workshops for students of different ages. In October 2016, he ran a Year 6 […]

Director of Education discussed the issue of Genocide at Rotary Secondary School

During this first semester of 2016-17, Director of Education Simon Li gave a 90-minute workshop to more than 180 students at C.C.C Rotary Secondary School on genocide, followed by the showing of a short film […]

Director of Education discussed the Holocaust with Historian Yehuda Bauer at Yad Vashem seminar

This September, HKHTC Director of Education Simon Li was sponsored by the Adelson Family Foundation to attend a Holocaust educators’ seminar at Yad Vashem, the world’s Holocaust remembrance centre in Jerusalem. During this seminar, Simon […]

Micha Gelber’s Talk at the University of Hong Kong on January 17

On January 17, 2017, HKHTC and the Univeristy of Hong Kong hosted a very well-attended talk “Micha Gelber: A Dutch Survival Story of the Holocaust” with Holocaust survivor Micha Gelber, HKU professor Roland Vogt, and Simon Li, HKHTC […]

JCC Event: “Micha Gelber: A Dutch Survival Story”

Please join us as Micha Gelber, survivor of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, recounts the amazing story of his childhood and fight for survival in the face of Nazi occupation.

Tuesday 17th January 2017 8pm
Jewish Community Centre, 70 […]

Nobuki Sugihara, son of Righteous Among the Nations Chiune Sugihara, visited Hong Kong

It was with great honour that we welcomed Mr Nobuki Sugihara, son of Consul Chiune Sugihara, a Righteous Among the Nations, for our September events. Mr. Sugihara spent a week in Hong Kong, from September 18th – September […]

Of Many – Screening and Discussion with Linda Mills, the Director

On 12 September 2016, we were delighted to co-organize a public screening and discussion event with the Faculty of Law, Faculty of Arts, and eSRT in Law, Language, Literature of the University of Hong Kong (HKU):

Of […]

HKHTC Directors’ Trip on the Cambodian Genocide

On June 24-26, 2016, Directors of the HKHTC travelled to Phnom Penh, Cambodia to enhance their knowledge base of the events of the Cambodian Genocide. Accompanied by a staff member from the DC-Cam (Documentation Center […]

Director of Education Works With Local Church Leaders

On Monday 23rd May, a group of twenty local Church leaders visited the HKHTC Resource Centre.

Director of Education, Ben Freeman, presented on the history of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust for nearly two hours. They discussed […]

Dr. Ephraim Kaye of Yad Vashem Visited Hong Kong

We were honoured that Dr. Ephraim Kaye, of the International School of Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, visited Hong Kong on Friday 20th of May.

Accompanied by HKHTC Director of Education, Dr. Kaye visited Discovery College and Discovery Bay […]

Yom Hashoah 2016

We were proud to host the annual Yom HaShoah (Jewish Holocaust Memorial Day) ceremony at the Jewish Community Centre on Wednesday 4th May, from 7pm – 8pm.

Students from Elsa High School led the commemoration ceremony, speaking of […]

HKHTC 2016 Art and Writing Contest – Year 9 – 13

After the success of last year’s contest we were proud to announce the launch of the 2016 Art & Writing contest for Years 9 – 13.

Pick from one of the following three categories, answering the question

‘HOW AND […]

Director of Education, Ben Freeman, visits LPC United World College

On Tuesday 15th March, HKHTC Director of Education, Ben Freeman, visited Li Po Chun United World College to discuss the issue of Genocide.

Ben and the class discussed the concepts of Genocide and how the Holocaust fits into […]

General Release of Son of Saul

Along with the The Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival we were pleased to announce the general release of SON OF SAUL in HONG KONG from 3rd March 2016 onwards.

Taking place at Broadway Cinematheque/PALACE ifc […]

Oscar Winning Film, Son of Saul Screening 27th February & March 1st

As part of the European Film Festival we were proud to have partnered with the Consulate of Hungary in Hong Kong and Macao, the European Union Film Festival and the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival to […]

Dov Landau speaks at the Asia Society

Dov Landau, Holocaust survivor from Israel, spoke to 300 people at Asia Society on 1st February 2016 as part of his Holocaust Memorial Day tour of Hong Kong. He spoke wth Asia Society HK President Chairman […]

Holocaust survivor, Dov Landau’s tour of Hong Kong Schools and Universities

For Holocaust Memorial Day HKHTC hosted Dov Landau, a Holocaust survivor from Israel. From the 26th of January to the 2nd of February Dov visited nine different schools & universities speaking to over a thousand students about his […]

Director of Education, Ben Freeman spoke at Chinese International School

HKHTC Director of Education, Ben Freeman, ran workshops at Chinese International School discussing the Spanish Inquisition and the Jewish festival of Chanukah.

He also gave specials in Hebrew language helping the students learn about Jewish culture. […]

HKHTC Director of Education, Ben Freeman, spoke at the Anatolia Cultural & Dialogue Centre

On Saturday 12th December, at the Anatolia Cultural & Dialogue Centre, Ben Freeman gave a lecture on the history of the Holocaust as well as the importance of learning the lessons of history.

After Ben’s lecture there […]

Hannah Lessing’s Visit: Book Presentation and Discussion of Memories – Lifestories of Victims of National Socialism

Since 2011, the Austrian National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism has published the book series: “Lives Remembered. Life Stories of Victims of National Socialism”. With this, the National Fund […]

Hannah Lessing, Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria and of the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism, visits Hong Kong

In partnership with the Austrian Consulate General in Hong Kong we were delighted to welcome Hannah Lessing, Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria and of the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism, […]

Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

We were delighted to sponsor two films at the 2015 Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival.

Kinderlekh and Forgers of History were shown at schools and universities around Hong Kong and Macao. These films helped students gain a […]

Launch of New HKHTC Resources – Teacher Training Seminar

HKHTC was thrilled to launch two units of resources – The Lessons of The Holocaust & Treatment of Gay Men by the Nazis – in collaboration with From Yesterday For Tomorrow at a […]

Director of Education Speaks at CUHK

On the 20th October, HKHTC’s Director of Education, Ben Freeman, addressed 1500 students at Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Ben spoke for an hour about the history of the Holocaust and screened his documentary, shot in 2012 in […]

Shanghai: A Wartime Haven – August 2015

To mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Shanghai Ghetto and the end of WWII, the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre (HKHTC) staged a public exhibition entitled Shanghai: A Wartime Haven. The exhibition told […]

Summer Workshop with Dr David Silberklang – June 1 at HKU

On June 1st, HKHTC hosted Dr David Silberklang (Senior Historian, Yad Vashem’s International Institute for Holocaust Research) at Hong Kong University for its last teachers’ workshop of the 2014-2015 academic year.

Dr Silberklang’s talk was entitled: […]

Watchers of the Sky: A Genocide Awareness Event – May 13th in Hong Kong

On May 13th, HKHTC premiered Watchers of the Sky in Hong Kong:

WATCHERS OF THE SKY interweaves four stories of remarkable courage, compassion, and determination, while setting out to uncover the forgotten life of Raphael […]

2015 Yom Hashoah Ceremony

On the evening of April 15th, 2015 HKHTC marked Hashoah, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, with a special ceremony at the Jewish Community Centre. The programme featured an abridged performance of Charlotte Delbo’s renowned play, “Who Will […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

Buchenwald Liberator, Sergeant Rick Carrier, Tours Hong Kong Schools

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 […]

2015 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony

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 […]

HKHTC Teachers’ Workshop on Liberation

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 […]

HKHTC Event Series for Read@ Polytechnic University 2014

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 […]

Teachers Workshop Why Teach Holocaust

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 […]

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

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, […]

Sara Atzmon visit to Shenzhen – April 27th 2014

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 […]

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

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 […]

Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Memorial Day, Sunday April 27th 2014

This years Yom Hashoah ceremony took place at the University Museum and Art Gallery at the University of Hong Kong, Bonham Road.

This unique memorial event was held amongst the paintings of survivor and artist Sara Atzmon who addressed […]

Lecture at Maryknoll Convent – April 11th 2014

The HKHTC were delighted to be invited to Maryknoll Convent to educate 800 students about the Holocaust.

One of our Educational Committe members, Dr Martin Chung delivered the lecture and answered questions from students afterwards.

The students […]

Goethe-Institut Hongkong – exhibition opening April 2nd 2014

On April 4th, Dr Florian Knothe, Director of the University Museum and Art Gallery, gave a guided visit and lecture about the paintings of Sara Atzmon, was exhibiting her art at the Museum in conjunction with the […]

Goethe-Institut Hongkong – exhibition opening April 2nd 2014

The Sara Atzmon Exhibition was officially opened at the Goethe-Institut Hongkong on 2nd April and closed on 3rd May.

This exhibition was running in parallel with Mrs Atzmon’s exhibition at the University Museum and Art Gallery at the University of […]

Sara Atzmon exhibition opening – February 25th 2014

We were delighted to welcome to Hong Kong, artist and Holocaust survivor Sara Atzmon, who opened her exhibition ‘Surviving Evil- the Pictorial Landscape of Sara Atzmon’  on 25th February at Hong Kong University Museum and Gallery.

Guests […]

January 27th 2014

UN Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration at the Jewish Community Centre

This year we were delighted to welcome Olga Horak as a guest speaker at our commemoration event. Olga is a Slovak born Australian who survived Auschwitz and […]

School Holocaust Exhibition

During January we were delighted to lend Po Ling College, a Band 1 English Medium local school, a copy of an excellent Holocaust exhibition created by the Cape Town Holocaust Centre.

It is an excellent example […]

January 20th 2014

Wandering Jews In A Strange Land

The HKHTC were  delighted to co-host a meeting with Chabad ‘Discovery Bay’.

Ms Myra Berkovitz, teacher and Holocaust educator, will be gave a fascinating overview of the Jewish presence in China through the end […]

December 2nd and 3rd 2013

School speaker tour – Jackie Metzger

For two days we had the pleasure to host Jackie Metzger from Yad Vashem.

Jackie has 25 years of teaching experience and currently works at Yad Vashem, teaching visiting groups, guiding them […]

November 18th – 29th 2013

Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival – school screenings

The HKHTC were delighted to take the film No Place On Earth around 9 schools in Hong Kong.

This film, chronicles the survival story of 38 Jewish men, women […]

28th November 2013

Radio Interview RTHK

Jeremy Amias the HKHTC Chairperson gave an interesting interview on Reenita Malhotra’s 123  show – about the work of the HKHTC.

Please click here to hear the interview between 1.30 – 2 pm. […]

October 15th – November 14th 2013

An Oasis of Survival and Hope

A Holocaust exhibition featuring artwork by the Children of the Terezin Camp.

This exhibition also showcased artwork produced by pupils from Hong Kong schools as well as information panels about different aspects […]

25th October 2013 – Ephraim Kaye schools visit

Ephraim Kaye, Director of the International Seminars for Educators Department of Yad Vashem, gave three seminars to students at Sha Tin College.

He spoke to three different year groups and enthralled students with his subject material.

21st October 2013 – UN Official opens our Exhibition

Kimberly Mann, Manager of the United Nations Holocaust Outreach Programme, officially opened our Exhibition An Oasis Of Survival and Hope, in Central Market.

The event was attended by VIPS, Consuls-General, the students and parents of participating pupils […]

21st October 2013 – Schools visits from Kimberly Mann-Manager of the United Nations Holocaust Outreach Programme

Kimberley Mann from the UN visited two Hong Kong schools, Li Po Chun and French International School. She spoke about  the role of the United Nations in education and commemorating the Holocaust.

She also spoke to the Education […]

19th October 2013 – Facing History workshop

Facing History ran an engaging and informative day’s training at Li Po Chun College in collaboration with the HKHTC.

Students considered issues of individual and national identities, the failure of democracy in Weimar Germany and critical […]

21 September 2013 – Celebration of United Nations International Day of Peace

HKHTC Board Members represented us at this wonderful occasion, attended by UNESCO and Government officials, representatives from Religious and Communal organisations, Consulates and other relevant bodies.

It was followed by a panel discussion –  In what […]

31st August 2013 Lectures by Dan Michman from Yad Vashem

On 31st August we were delighted to welcome Dan Michman from Yad Vashem. Professor Michman is Head of the International Institute for Holocaust Research and Incumbent of the John Najmann Chair of Holocaust Studies.

Professor Michman has been involved […]

27th May 2013 – Dr Alan Rosen Seminar ‘Testimony, Literature and the Holocaust’

Dr Alan Rosen earned his PhD in literature and religion at Boston University where he studied under the supervision of renowned Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Founding Chairman of the United States Holocaust […]

April 8th 2013- Yom HaShoah Ceremony ‘Maintaining Humanity’

The theme of this years Yom HaShoah ceremony was ‘Maintaining Humanity’ In collaboration with the Tsofim of Hong Kong, we held our annual ceremony at the Jewish Community Centre, using music, poetry and readings to […]

April 8th-12th – Joanna Millan Schools Visits

In April we were delighted to host Joanna Millan from London, on a speaking tour of Hong Kong schools. Joanna talked to over 1800 pupils at 13 different schools about her experiences as a child […]

23-24 March 2013 – Screening of SHOAH

The Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre collaborated on two public screenings of Claude Lanzmann’s monumental testament to The Holocaust, the film Shoah, as part of the Hong Kong International Film Festival. The […]

School talks by Silvain Gilbert – Hidden Child

HKHTC Board member, Silvain Gilbert, has been active all year going to schools in Hong Kong to tell pupils about his experiences as a hidden child, during the Holocaust. Children have been captivated […]

January 27th, 2013 – Music from the Ashes: A United Nations Commemoration Concert

To commemorate the United Nations Holocaust Memorial Day the HKHTC held a memorial concert titled “Music from the Ashes” at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. The concert featured musicians from Hong […]

November 13-27, 2012: Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

As part of the Hong Kong Jewish film festival, we screened two films, the “Heart Of Auschwitz” and “The Last flight of Petr Ginz,” to more than 700 local school children at more than 11 […]

November 2nd, 2012 – Seminar: The Holocaust as a Unique Event in History

Guest speaker and Head of Education at Yad Vashem – Ephraim Kaye, addressed students and academics at Hong Kong University in a joint lecture organised by the HKHTC and the University’s Modern Languages department. […]

May 14, 2012 – Inauguration of the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre

The Resource Centre was officially inaugurated on May 14th 2012, during a ceremony at Elsa High School, Shau Kei Wan. Former Israeli Chief Rabbi and Child Holocaust Survivor, Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, attended the event […]

Director of Education Simon Li Met with the Youngest Holocaust Survivor from Schindler’s List

The HKHTC’s newly-appointed director of education Simon Li, a public historian and a university academic before joining the centre, visited the youngest Holocaust survivor from Schindler’s List in Jerusalem this fall. Before moving to Israel and establishing […]

Nov 2011 HK Jewish Film festival school screenings

We took the film Hana and her Suitacase around 13 schools in Hong Kong for special screenings that were presented by her brother George.The film enthralled students and along with the presentation by her brother, […]

April 19th, 2012 – Yom HaShoah Memorial Service

The Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre hosted the annual Yom HaShoah Memorial Service at the Jewish Community Centre.

Following the memorial the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival presented a special screening of IN DARKNESS at […]

January 31 2012 – UN Holocaust Memorial Discussion with Steven Smith

In our first event as the HKHTC, we welcomed Steven Smith, Head of the Shoah Foundation at the University of Southern California. Mr Smith spoke at the Jewish Community Centre, about the importance of Holocaust […]