Yom Hashoah 2016

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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 why keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive is important to them, the future generation. Members of the Hong Kong Jewish community, including two Holocaust survivors, lit candles to remember the six million.

Yom HaShoah is observed as Israel’s day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany and its accessories, and for the Jewish resistance in that period. In Israel, it is a national memorial day and public holiday. It was inaugurated on 1953, anchored by a law signed by the Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion and the President of Israel Yitzhak Ben-Zvi.

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HKHTC 2016 Art and Writing Contest – Year 9 – 13

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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 WHY SHOULD WE REMEMBER ACTS OF GENOCIDE?’

Students are encouraged to approach this question creatively, entering the contest in one of the three categories below. One winner will be announced in each of these categories:

1- Performing Arts: drama, spoken-word poetry, dance, performance, composition.

2- Visual Arts: drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, film.

3- Writing: creative or essay (max. 1,500 words)

The deadline was 11.59pm 30th May 2016. Prizes were awarded in each category. Winners were announced in mid June.

Most entries in the Performing Arts and Visual Arts categories require a 2-3 minute video explanation.

Entries must be entirely original works. Please fully cite and acknowledge any existing ideas or authors from whom you’ve drawn inspiration.

All questions/inquiries to info@hkhtc.org.

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

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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 that. The class also explored the process in which prejudice develops, the limitations of the term Genocide and together they explored this very complicated issue.

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

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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 screen the Oscar winning film, Son of Saul on 27 February & 1 March 2016.

One of the most-powerful foreign pictures of the year, Son of Saul captures a heartbreaking and haunting story of the Holocaust. Winning multiple awards in film festivals and award ceremonies, this film about a prisoner in the concentration camp sends viewers to the heart of this painful chapter of history. Son of Saul is the story about Saul Ausländer, who is forced to work for the Nazis to burn corpses in the concentration camp. During his shift in the crematorium, he discovers a boy who is brutally killed after an attempted escape, Saul decides to save this child’s body to give him a proper burial, even at the expense of his own escape.

http://www.cinema.com.hk/tc/movie/details/8751

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Dov Landau speaks at the Asia Society

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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 Ronnie Chan and Josette Sheeran, President & CEO of Asia Society about his harrowing experiences in the Nazi concentration and death camps.

He shared his hopes for the future, expressing how important it is for every person to combat prejudice wherever they may find it.

There were also 120 students present from a variety of local schools & universities, some students even traveled all the way from mainland China to hear Dov speak.

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

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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 experiences.

For many of the students it was the first time they had ever heard from a Holocaust survivor and it was an incredibly meaningful and moving experience.

It is vitally important young people hear directly from Holocaust survivors so they may truly understand the depths to which humanity can plummet and understand how important it is to stand up for the right’s of others.

Please see below for a link to Dov’s talk at Harrow International School:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmil-8QPL3M&feature=youtu.be

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Director of Education, Ben Freeman spoke at Chinese International School

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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.

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Summer Workshop with Dr David Silberklang – June 1 at HKU

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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: “When Did They Decide? Understanding and Teaching the Development of the Final Solution”. In addressing this question, Dr Silberklang referred to German documents and Jewish reports and suggested approaches to broaching the subject with students.

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

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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 Lemkin – the man who created the word “genocide,” and believed the law could protect the world from mass atrocities. Inspired by Samantha Power’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, A Problem From Hell, WATCHERS OF THE SKY takes you on a provocative journey from Nuremberg to The Hague, from Bosnia to Darfur, from criminality to justice, and from apathy to action.

The film screening was followed by a panel discussion with the following three speakers:

-Kerry Propper, Producer, Watchers of the Sky (and Voices of Rwanda)

-Dr Khamboly Dy, Head of Cambodia’s Genocide Education Project

-Dr Mark Kielsgard, Scholar of the Armenian Genocide at City University HK

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