Remembering Kristallnacht in Hong Kong

2024-11-10T23:32:43+08:00Tags: |

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 two days in 1938, when Gestapo-led mobs violently destroyed Jewish businesses and homes, resulting in 91 deaths and the arrest of 30,000 Jewish men. Over 200 synagogues were set ablaze, while firefighters were ordered to let them burn.

In remembrance of this tragic event, HKHTC’s Executive Director and USC Shoah Foundation’s Senior Fellow, Simon K. Li, delivered a lecture titled “Remembering Kristallnacht” to the local Chinese community. The audience engaged deeply, raising important questions about Kristallnacht, the Holocaust, and the rising tide of antisemitism globally.

Join us in reflecting on this dark chapter of history and its relevance today.

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

2024-10-24T16:11:58+08:00Tags: |

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:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82298504333?pwd=ZsBFISA8ljZ1KeMEOEUb3F2xjz5uty.1

Meeting ID: 822 9850 4333
Passcode: AnneFrank

This special online event is free and open to all. No advance registration is required; the event can accommodate up to 100 attendees, and participants will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. If it reaches capacity, we will attempt to make a recording available after the event. 

Anne Frank’s life and words continue to have powerful meaning for young people around the world. This interactive presentation offers an online tour of the VR-Secret Annex in the Anne Frank House as an example of an online resource that can be used to prepare students to read and comprehend The Diary of a Young Girl within the larger historical framework of the Holocaust. Led by a senior educator from the Anne Frank House, this interactive presentation will leave time for Q&A. Prior to the virtual tour, please view the powerful documentary “The Short Life of Anne Frank” to prepare for the programme.

Let’s explore this historic location in 360 degrees and engage in discussions about Anne Frank’s diary and the people involved in her story.

Presenter:
Aaron Peterer has been working for the Anne Frank House since 2002. Being Austrian he had the opportunity to do his civil service in the form of a memorial service for 14 months at the Anne Frank House. After completion of his service he continued working in the International Department of the Anne Frank House. Today he is a Project Manager in the Educational Projects Department. He has worked in Western, as well as in non-Western educational and cultural settings. He co-conceptualized the Free2choose-Create and Memory Walk film workshops, where students create debate films on memorialization. These educational projects are implemented all across the globe in cooperation with partner organizations. He also works as a freelance film maker mainly producing educational documentaries. Aaron holds a degree in Comparative Arts and Media Studies from the Free University of Amsterdam.

We look forward to your attendence at this special online event hosted by the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre (HKHTC).

Supported by: Anne Frank House

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

2024-10-24T15:59:32+08:00Tags: |

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 Holocaust on German society and its evolving significance in a diverse Europe. 

Please see the above poster for details. 

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

2024-10-01T08:15:27+08:00Tags: |

ESCAPE AND SURVIVAL THROUGH ART
HKHTC Webinar – Genocide Awareness Month Series

10 April 2024, 8:00 PM HKT/SGT and 10:00 PM AEDT

All are welcome. Please join us via:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88179169011

Spanning three continents, Eva de Jong Duldig’s improbable story of survival and ultimate settlement in Australia via Singapore illustrates the destructive influence of ethnoreligious intolerance and the capacity to rebuild after unforeseen trauma.

The Duldig family thrived in Vienna prior to World War II. Eva’s mother, Slawa, invented the modern foldable umbrella and her father, Karl, was a sportsman and artist whose work can be seen in museums across the world.

After the Anschluss of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938, the Duldigs fled Europe. A story that has been turned into an award winning memoir and musical, Eva will share her family’s experience during the Holocaust, their time in Singapore and a wartime internment camp in Tatura, Australia, as well as her journey to becoming an elite tennis player, participating in Wimbledon and the Australian Open.


We look forward to your attendence at this special webinar event hosted by the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre (HKHTC). 

Supported by: The Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted, Ostracized and Banned Art (FAS)

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