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The Long Night
by Ernst Israel Bonstein

A moving reflection on a childhood marked by the Holocaust, sharing his experiences across seven concentration camps. From acts of courage and resistance to moments of unexpected kindness, his story reveals how humanity can survive even in the darkest times.

Born Survivors by Wendy Holden

The incredible true story of three pregnant women sent to Auschwitz II-Birkenau who defied the unimaginable by each giving birth to a child who survived. Among them is Eva Clarke, born after her mother’s transport to Mauthausen concentration camp.

A Mother’s Promise by
Renee Salt

After 6 years bound to her mother, moved from ghetto to concentration camp, clinging to the hope she was given to survive, Salt shares a powerful story of family and resilience.

Survivors by Rebecca Clifford

Not just an account of how children survived the Holocaust, but what happened after. A powerful exploration of trauma, displacement, and how people sought to rebuild their shattered childhoods.

If This Is a Man
by Primo Levi

Combining testimony with a scientist's precision to explore human behaviour under extreme conditions, Levi offers detailed studies on moral choices and solidarity amongst prisoners.

Lily’s Promise
by Lily Ebert and Dov Forman

From surviving Auschwitz to sharing her story with millions online, Lily’s journey integrates her reflections of her time within the camps with modern digital advocacy, ensuring that Holocaust remembrance and education is accessible to future generations.

Man’s Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl

Part memoir, part psychology outlook, after surviving the camps, Frankl explores how even in unimaginable suffering, we can choose our response and find meaning.

Night by Elie Wiesel

Written when he was just a teenager, read his powerful firsthand testimony of his journey through Auschwitz and Buchenwald. This book not only demonstrates the power of storytelling but also delves into the internal moral dilemmas of survival, guilt, and complicity.

On this World Book Day, the Holocaust Educational Trust has compiled a selection of recommended books about the Holocaust - titles we believe are both powerful and educational ➡️

Next week we'll be hosting a special session for schools where the child of a Holocaust survivor will explore why they want to share their family's experiences, its impact across generations, and why Holocaust memory still matters today. Find out more and register here: https://ow.ly/Z6es50YchEj

We are also recruiting a Schools Coordinator to support schools who take part in our programmes, helping ensure a smooth and engaging journey from registration through to participation. Find out more and apply here: het.org.uk/about/vacancies

Join us! We’re recruiting a Public Affairs Officer to support the Trust’s parliamentary and policy engagement work, helping to ensure the Holocaust remains central to the UK’s national consciousness. Find out more and apply here: het.org.uk/about/vacancies

Boycotts targeting Jewish-linked businesses and products are nothing new 'Apartheid-free zone' efforts are part of a long and dishonourable tradition including 19th century Austrian populists, the Nazis and the KKK

'Many of us have warned that antisemitism is being normalised – shrugged off, excused. The result is that antisemites feel emboldened and more brazen.'

Our Public Affairs Manager, Bradley Langer: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/boycotts-targeting-jewish-linked-businesses-and-products-are-nothing-new/

Tonight marks the start of the Jewish festival of Purim, when we remember the evil plot to destroy the Jewish people of ancient Persia and celebrate its failure - a story that has been marked and celebrated for generations.

The in-person seminar and return flight depart from Manchester, with potential of travel subsidy.

£59 per participant | £41 refundable deposit

Final spaces remaining - secure your place today: www.het.org.uk/lessons-from...

This unique programme includes:

• A full in-person seminar
• A funded day-visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau
• A follow-up virtual seminar to support reflection and classroom application

The in-person seminar and return flight depart from Manchester, with potential of travel subsidy.

Teachers – final chance to register for our Lessons of Auschwitz CPD for March 2026.

Engage directly with history, reflect with fellow educators, and bring back learning experiences that will stay with your students long after the lesson ends.

Teddies and a letter from mum - devastating remnants of lives stolen by Nazis To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, three survivors recall their stories, and a precious item from their childhood that they still have as part of the Daily Mirror's #PeopleMove project

Incase you missed it, on Holocaust Memorial Day, Holocaust survivors John Fieldsend BEM, John Hajdu MBE and Peter Summerfield BEM shared their powerful testimonies in the Daily Mirror:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/teddies-letter-mum-devastating-tiny-36615526

Chief Rabbi joins PM and communal leaders in welcoming Holocaust Memorial Bill’s Royal Assent Passage of the Bill clears significant hurdle in progressing plans for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre

Our Chief Executive, Karen Pollock CBE among other communal leaders on the Holocaust Memorial Bill receiving Royal Assent in Jewish News today: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/chief-rabbi-joins-pm-and-communal-leaders-in-welcoming-holocaust-memorial-bills-royal-assent/

‘Never again’ is a more urgent message than ever - The Jewish Chronicle It is increasingly difficult to reconcile the language of remembrance with the reality facing Jewish communities today

Our Chief Executive, Karen Pollock CBE in the Jewish Chronicle ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day: https://www.thejc.com/opinion/never-again-is-a-more-urgent-message-than-ever-upl0fegu

We are delighted to be hosting our Parliamentary Reception for Holocaust Memorial Day tonight in the House of Commons. Thank you to everyone attending and for your support.

As the Holocaust fades further into history, we must work even harder to ensure the horrors of the past are never forgotten. This Giving Tuesday, please help us continue our vital work. Donate: het.org.uk/donate

Today is Holocaust survivor Kitty Hart-Moxon OBE’s 99th birthday! Please send this remarkable woman some love and wish her a happy birthday!

"These young people and others will be able to carry the stories forward for generations to come and keep the memories of the 6 million alive"

A fantastic piece following this year's educational Holocaust Memorial Day event at @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social @het.org.uk

Our comment on the passing of Holocaust survivor and educator Marion Wiesel.

Only Brit Holocaust survivor to visit Auschwitz devastating explanation British Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich, 94, admitted it was 'painful' to walk into the notorious camp - after having lost most of her relatives during the Holocaust

'I don’t know how much longer I will be coming back, and it is painful but if you don’t do anything my family members who died here are just forgotten. I want them to be part of my life still.'

Mala Tribich MBE speaks to The Mirror on #HolocaustMemorialDay www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...

Auschwitz-Birkenau: Remember the millions who can't tell us what they went through, Auschwitz survivor says On the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation, 98-year-old survivor Marian Turski addresses the commemoration in Poland.

Watch the international commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and #HolocaustMemorialDay, where our Chief Executive Karen Pollock CBE will be joining as a commentator.

You can watch it live now on the BBC here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...

OPINON: 80 years on, the weight of memory grows heavier Today's anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation is a stark reminder of the past—and the urgent duty to preserve it for the future.

'Today, I am back at Auschwitz marking the 80th anniversary, standing alongside Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich, who survived ghettos, Ravensbruck concentration camp, and Bergen-Belsen.'

Our Chief Executive Karen Pollock CBE in today's @jewishnews.bsky.social www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinon-80-ye...

On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, it's up to us to take on the mantle of remembrance 80 years ago Soviet soldiers opened the gates of a place that soon became synonymous with evil – Auschwitz-Birkenau.

'As survivors become older, fewer, frailer, and less able to tell their stories, they are relying on all of us to take on the mantle of remembrance.'

Our Chief Executive Karen Pollock CBE writes in LBC on the importance of #HolocaustMemorialDay www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

Read Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack OBE's powerful interview in The Daily Express today on #HolocaustMemorialDay: www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...