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British Holocaust Education Website Receives Millionth Visitor
10.02.2014

Launched in January 2011 at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, by the Secretary of State for Education, the London Jewish Cultural Centre’s The Holocaust Explained website has become a key educational resource in British schools for students aged 11 years to 16 years, supplementing and complementing the National Curriculum.

Call for Applications for International Research Workshop
16.01.2014

The Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide are pleased to invite applications for the International Research Workshop, “The Holocaust in the East in the Records of the International Tracing Service Digital Archive.”

"Keeping The Memory Alive - Journeys through the Holocaust" International Poster Design Competition
09.01.2014

The "Keeping The Memory Alive" Poster Design Competition is a joint project supported by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) between Yad Vashem (coordinators), in cooperation with the London Jewish Cultural Centre, United Kingdom, the European Shoah Legacy Institute, Czech Republic, the 2014 Canadian IHRA Chairmanship, and the Holocaust and United Nations Outreach Programme.

Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) Honors The Cosmo in London
02.12.2013

The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) was delighted to unveil a special commemorative plaque in memory of The Cosmo restaurant, a famous meeting place for Jewish émigrés from Nazi oppression.

Kindertransport Plaque Rededicated
26.11.2013

Former child refugees who came to Britain on Kindertransport commemorated the 75th anniversary of the debate in Parliament that led to their rescue on 20 November 2013 at an event organized by The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR).

AJR Honors Sir Ludwig Guttmann
19.11.2013

The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) was delighted to unveil a special commemorative plaque on Thursday, 24 October 2013 at the National Spinal Injuries Centre, situated on the site of Stoke Mandeville hospital, to honor the life and work of Sir Ludwig Guttmann.

LJCC Holds Seminars with Journalists
07.11.2013

The London Jewish Cultural Centre conducted three seminars bringing together journalists and news organizations from around Europe with key stakeholders in the United Kingdom.

Opening of Kindertransport Exhibition at the Wiener Library
14.06.2013

On 13 June 2013, the Wiener Library in London launched the temporary exhibition "Child Refugees: Five Portraits from the Kindertransport." 

AJR Commemorates Professor Sir Hans Krebs
22.05.2013

The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) is delighted to announce that a special commemorative plaque was unveiled on Monday 20 May at the Department of Biochemistry, part of the University of Oxford, to honor the life and work of Professor Sir Hans Krebs.

The Future of Holocaust Studies Conference
20.05.2013

The Universities of Southampton and Winchester will be hosting a conference entitled "The Future of Holocaust Studies" on 29-31 July 2013.

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