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 Kok Laws Foundation College, Hong Kong International School, NLSI Lui Kwok Pat Fong College, Hong Kong University, Discovery College and Sha Tin College.

Sergeant Carrier spoke about his experience as a solider in the Second World War, recounted the liberation of Buchenwald, and shared his advice for fighting bigotry and intolerance today.

In total, 2,500 students (aged 12-22) were present for Sergeant Carrier’s talks.

Sergeant Carrier’s visit to Hong Kong was covered by Apple Daily, CNN, and Phoenix TV.

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, to schools where there were many students from ethnic minorities with high diversity.

Mrs Atzmon told students about her experiences during the Holocaust. She also explained the inspiration behind her paintings and shared images of her work. Each student was given a catalogue from her exhibition, which contained reproductions and explanations of the artwork displayed  as well as her biography and a general introduction to the Holocaust.

During her visit, Mrs Atzmon also met with visiting student groups at the Goethe-Institut and UMAG as well as address an intimate audience at the Jewish Community Centre.

Please contact info@hkhtc.org if you wish to have a copy of the catalogue.
Photos of Mrs Atzmon’s school visits in Hong Kong – Click on any image to view this gallery as a slideshow:

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 group of long-term residents at the Centre, including adults and children of various ages.

She also conducted a special art workshop with the group, who painted images they had in mind after hearing Sara’s moving story. These were exhibited on a wall alongside copies of her own artwork.

The students also joined in a concert and an exchange of music and dances with Mrs Atzmon. It was a wonderful educational and cultural exchange for all.

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 were highly engaged and interested in the topics covered and this talk illustrates the important work of going into schools to deliver Holocaust education and making contacts with students.