The Holocaust Educational Trust has announced a number of sessions for teachers and education professionals on the subject of teaching about the Holocaust in Wales. The Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre is a partner on these fascinating new training sessions, vital for anyone looking to bring this subject into their curriculum.
Full details are below - any enquiries should be sent to TeacherCPD@het.org.uk and you can reserve a place via email too. We encourage you to circulate to any teacher colleagues or education networks.
Teaching about the Holocaust in Wales - Virtual Sessions
Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 February
4.30pm - 6.30pm
Sessions to be held on Zoom
Join us to explore bilingual educational materials on the Holocaust, and refugee
history in Wales, provided by the Holocaust Educational Trust as well as those of
colleagues at the Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP) at Aberystwyth
University.
During this session, we will direct teachers to resources - as well as organisations
within Wales - which can support inclusion of Holocaust and refugee history within
the Curriculum for Wales.
Speakers will include members of the Holocaust Educational Trust’s teacher
training team:
Dr Emily Smith from the Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre which is being created as part of the Merthyr Tydfil synagogue project
Alex Maws from the Association of Jewish Refugees
Professor Andrea Hammel and Dr Morris Brodie from the Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP) at Aberystwyth University
Teaching about the Holocaust in Wales - In Person Event
Thursday 27 February 2025
9.30am - 4.30pm
In-person, Merthyr Tydfil
Join us for a day exploring the pedagogy of teaching about the Holocaust in Wales,
in partnership with the Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre, which is being created as part
of the Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue project.
The new Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre will convey the life and contribution of the
Welsh Jewish community. The Centre will tell the story of centuries of Jewish history
within Wales, with exhibitions covering a myriad of subjects from Jewish culture and
values to the Jewish calendar and life cycle.
The Centre will also look at Jewish relations with wider society and examine the
impact of world events, including the Holocaust. Their aim is to preserve the stories
of the past in order to play a meaningful role in society today.
Additional resources:
https://ajr.org.uk/remembrance/resources/
