BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Roland Vogt
ChairmanRoland Vogt
Dr Vogt (PhD Wales-Aberystwyth, MA Delaware) is Associate Professor of European Studies in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Hong Kong. His publications, research, and teaching focus on 20th century European history, European foreign policy, and the history and legacies of the Holocaust. Having grown up in South America and Africa, he has lived in Hong Kong for over 10 years.
Alexander Floersheim
Director/TreasurerAlexander Floersheim
Alexander Florsheim is Head of Investments at Carret Private, a Hong Kong multi-family office. He has been living in Hong Kong since 2008 and is a Founding Supporter of the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre. As the son of Holocaust Survivors, Alexander feels strongly about promoting tolerance and educating younger generations about the history of the Holocaust.
Hayley Goldberg
DirectorHayley Goldberg
Mrs Goldberg is a teacher of IB English and Head of House at Li Po Chun United World College, an international, residential campus in Hong Kong. She is the organiser of the United World College March of the Living journey to the death camps in Poland. She has been living and working in Hong for the past 15 years and is currently part of the Education Committee for the HKHTC.
April Kaminsky
DirectorApril Kaminsky
Ms. Kaminsky is the Managing Director of Brenka Ltd. and also works as a property agent. She has been living in Hong Kong since 1988 and has a BS degree from the University of Illinois. She is on the board of Directors of the HK Jewish Historical Society and is the organizer of the Hong Kong March of the Living trip to Poland. Ms. Kaminsky was also one of the founding families of Hong Kong’s Carmel School. She is currently the head of the Events and Communications Committee for the HKHTC.
Glenn Timmermans
DirectorProfessor Glenn Timmermans
Dr Timmermans is professor of Literature in the Department of English at the University of Macau, where he also teaches courses on the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights. He initiated and co-ordinates the annual Yad Vashem Seminar on Holocaust Education for Chinese Educators and also teaches on the annual London Jewish Cultural Centre Seminar on Jewish History and the Holocaust in China. Professor Timmermans is also a Fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar on Holocaust and Genocide Education.
Geoffroy Wallier
DirectorGeoffroy Wallier
Geoffroy Wallier is the Managing Partner of an asset management company based in Hong Kong. His direct ancestors perished in Auschwitz and Geoffroy is very keen to make sure new generations learn what happened while the last survivors disappear. He is also a big supporter of inter religious dialogues based on tolerance and mutual understanding. Geoffroy is a member of the management committee of Ohel Leah Synagogue and a member of the Israel Museum International Council.
FOUNDER
Jeremy Amias
FounderJeremy Amias
Mr Amias, who founded the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre, is an investment banker. As a son of a Hidden Child/Kindertransportee he is motivated to learn more and teach others about the lessons of the Holocaust. He chaired/ co-chaired HKHTC from 2011 to 2020 and served for ten years as a Director of the Board until 2021.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Simon K. Li 李家豪
Executive DirectorSimon K. Li 李家豪
Simon K. Li is a historian and tolerance educator specialising in digital humanities. He serves as the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre and is a Senior Non-residential Fellow at the USC Shoah Foundation, a pioneering institution in digital Holocaust memory and education. He also held the position of Historical Dialogue & Accountability Fellow at Columbia University, focusing on digital humanities and promoting dialogue on conflict and genocide.
Li’s research explores the intersection of digital technologies and historical memory, concentrating on: (1) digital testimonies and immersive memory in the context of atrocity witnessing; (2) the future of genocide and atrocity education in digital humanities, including pedagogical approaches and ethical considerations; and (3) the weaponisation of food in wartime China, utilising digital methodologies to analyse civilian experiences during the Nanjing Massacre.
He has lectured extensively across Asia, collaborating with organisations such as the Anne Frank House, Yad Vashem, Facing History & Ourselves, and the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. A former Senior Lecturer in Global Media Studies and History, Li holds advanced degrees in political history from Queen’s University (Canada). His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Jerusalem Post, and South China Morning Post.
ADVISORY BOARD
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Simon Goldberg
Clive Grossman QC
Glen Steinman