by Hannah WilsonWeb, Blog and Social Media Coordinator, British Association for Holocaust Studies “Why shouldn’t I be happy? Whatever Hitler tried to do, I’ve got six grandchildren, two daughters, three great grandchildren. Why shouldn’t I enjoy life? And I do enjoy life, I always did.” - Zigi Shipper A short time ago, I was invited … Continue reading HMD 2021: In conversation with Holocaust Survivor Zigi Shipper (BEM)

Dr. Daniela Ozacky-Stern Dr. Daniela Ozacky-Stern is a Post-doctoral researcher in the Institute of Holocaust Research, at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Additionally, she is a lecturer at The Holocaust Studies Program at The Western Galilee College, in Akko, Israel. She conducted her postdoctoral research at Yad Vashem, researching Jewish escapes to the forest during theHolocaust, and was … Continue reading The Holocaust in Radoszkowice (Belarus) – In memory of Baruch Shuv (1924-2020)

By Peter Morgan Peter Morgan was a secondary school History teacher for 21 years and has worked in Holocaust education with the Centre for Holocaust Education at UCL and the Holocaust Educational Trust. As part of his PhD, he is currently researching British discourses about the Armenian genocide 1915-23. He is based in the School … Continue reading The Holocaust as “Another Genocide”

By Steven Woodbridge Dr. Steven Woodbridge is Senior Lecturer in History at Kingston University, Surrey. In 1947 an autobiography was published entitled From Admiral to Cabin Boy. It had been penned by a former British Navy Admiral, Sir Barry Domvile, shortly after he was released from internment in 1943. However, it was not a conventional … Continue reading The Admiral who admired Hitler: Sir Barry Domvile, Nazism and early Historical Revisionism

By Daniel Adamson Daniel Adamson is a PhD student in the History Department of Durham University. His research centres on educational portrayals of the relationship between Britain and the Holocaust. "When I thought of the past, it often seemed to me that all this was merely a horrible dream. My only desire was to forget … Continue reading Reflections on Auschwitz: A Doctor’s Eyewitness Account