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 attended are 15-16 years old and they are currently reading Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer-winning book Maus.

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 individuals, institutions, and houses of worship around the world to keep their lights on during the night of November 9 as a symbol of solidarity and mutual commitment in the shared battle against antisemitism, racism, hatred, and intolerance. As part of this virtual initiative, people from all over the world were able to add their voices to the campaign. HKHTC joined the effort to call individuals of all religions and backgrounds to write personal messages of hope in their own words at the campaign website: www.motl.org/let-there-be-light

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 educators have joined in each of our workshop events. The series highlighted the importance of the Holocaust to general education and the challenges faced by educators. We covered the issues of relevance, representation and education.

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 three strong films—The Albanian Code, Chichinette, and Holy Silence—which were screened online. This year’s Holocaust-themed films once again attracted a diverse audience and we appreciate the excellent efforts of HKJFF to organise this year’s festival despite COVID. Please visit www.hkjff.org for more details.