Category: Representations of the Holocaust

Shylock’s Shadow: Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and the Nazi takeover of theatres

Written by Aimie Allen
September 6, 2023

In 1933, the Nazi Party sought to control every aspect of German culture, including theatre. Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice was appropriated by the Ministry of Propaganda to spread antisemitic propaganda. Keep reading

Holocaust Centre North’s screening of Three Minutes: A Lengthening 15/06/2023

Written by Asher Max Cowan
June 21, 2023

In the Everyman Cinema Leeds, Holocaust Centre North hosted Bianca Stigter for a screening of her film Three Minutes: A Lengthening. The main event was preceded by Holocaust Centre North’s artist in residence April Lin’s … Keep reading

Memorial Gestures – Laura Fisher

Written by Laura Fisher
February 9, 2023

Hello, I’m Laura Fisher! I am honored to have been chosen to create artistic responses to the archive at Holocaust Centre North through the Memorial Gestures artist’s residency, and I’m excited to introduce myself to … Keep reading

Memorial Gestures – April Lin 林森

Written by April Lin 林森
February 9, 2023

The space between fact and fiction My entry point into this residency was exploring the role and possibility of speculation in approaching the archive. How can speculation be used to fill in the gaps in … Keep reading

The Legacy of Schindler’s List

Written by Harriet Mann
April 26, 2022

Schindler’s List debuted in 1993 and remains one of the most highly recognised Holocaust films almost 30 years later. The film is based on ‘Schindler’s Ark’ by Thomas Keneally (1982), a historical non-fiction novel which … Keep reading

‘After The War’: Writing about the Holocaust

Written by Tom Plamer
January 25, 2022

Before I began working on my book After the War I was nervous. How was I going to write about children who had suffered unthinkably during and after the Holocaust? It was only because I … Keep reading

A Fragile World

Written by David Fligg
January 17, 2022

A Fragile World If there’s one thing that the ongoing pandemic teaches us, it’s that life is a somewhat fragile and precarious affair. This was achingly true for Gideon Klein, a young Czech Jew, and … Keep reading

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