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

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

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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, which explores the life of Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss, the longest serving commander of Auschwitz concentration camp who was awaiting trial in a Polish prison. Dr Pery spoke to the audience, which included high school and college students, as well as local journalists, in an HKHTC-sponsored post-screening talk.

Journalists visited HKHTC Resource Centre
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Journalists visited HKHTC Resource Centre

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Journalists visited HKHTC Resource Centre

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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 of Education Simon Li introduced our Centre’s works during the tour, along with a discussion of the concepts of genocide and how the Holocaust fits into that.

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

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

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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 – 72 min
The Eichmann Show – 90 min
Fanny’s Journey – 94 min
Les Hértiers – 100 min
A Children’s Song – 16 min
The Interrogation – 95 min

These films have helped students gain a deeper understanding of the issues that arise from the Holocaust.

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

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

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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 Tran, and Simon Li, HKHTC Director of Education.

During the session, Micha recounted the incredible story of his childhood and fight for survival in the face of Nazi occupation during WWII. Our event was attended by a group of many undergraduate and graduate students, local high school students, European diplomats as well as members of the general public.

Please click here for more photos from the HKHTC-HKBU event.

Director of Education Simon Li spoke at Nord Anglia International School
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Director of Education Simon Li spoke at Nord Anglia International School

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Director of Education Simon Li spoke at Nord Anglia International School

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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 workshop at Nord Anglia International School discussing Shanghai as a haven for Holocaust victims. It is always the HKHTC’s aim to teach the Holocaust in an age-appropriate manner in a history classroom.

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

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

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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 and an interactive discussion on how to study the Holocaust through the stories of the victims, bystanders and perpetrators as well as their ideology and motivation.

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

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

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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 had a fruitful discussion on the pedagogical approach to teaching the Holocaust with Yehuda Bauer, a respected authority on the subjects of the Holocaust.

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

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

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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 Director of Education.

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

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

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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 Robinson Road

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

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

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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 25th. During his stay, he opened a new, original exhibition on Righteous Among the Nations from Asia, including his father Chiune Sugihara who helped an estimated 10,000 Jewish people escape from Nazi controlled Lithuania.

The opening event for the “Asian Righteous Among the Nations” exhibition took place at the University of Hong Kong, on September 19 followed by a film Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness and a Q&A with Mr. Sugihara. Mr Sugihara also spoke at Asia Society (in conversation with Mr Ronnie Chan, the Chairman of Asia Society Hong Kong) as well as the Hong Kong Jewish Community Centre. Besides, Mr Sugihara also spoke to several hundred school students, discussing his father’s work and the importance of standing up to evil.

Please click here for more photos from our September events with Mr Nobuki Sugihara.