Image: barbed wire fences at Auschwitz-Birkenau © Chris Jackson / Getty
– Anne Frank, diary entry, Saturday 20 June, 1942 – reflecting back on May 1940 when the Germans arrived in the Netherlands
To inform and educate students and teachers from every background about the Holocaust, its historical context and the important lessons to be learned for today.
To discuss the role of individuals in combating prejudice and hatred.
We offer free half day (2½ hour) Holocaust education sessions in our synagogue for year 9 pupils of local London Borough of Barnet schools and teacher training students from Middlesex University at the end of January/early February each year, around the time of Holocaust Memorial Day.
The sessions comprise a short introduction to the Holocaust from a Holocaust Education Trust trained educator, a speaker who is either a Holocaust survivor, Refugee from Nazism or a child/grandchild who tells the story of their parent/grandparent and an interactive workshop that gives further insight into an aspect of the Holocaust, encouraging the students to think about the roles of bystanders, both active and passive. There is also a candle lighting ceremony at the end of each session, allowing time for reflection.
We are very proud that part of this effort was recognised by the Sandford St. Martin Trust in their specially created Corona Community Category for the original and innovative way the project responded to the constraints of the pandemic. The videos produced can be viewed on the Chanukah Lights page of our website.
Where to find FRS: 101 Fallow Court Avenue, London, N12 0BE
E-mail: frs@frs.org.uk