Letter from the Scottish Government
Recently, Gathering the Voices shared the video Martin Anson with Ms. Aileen Campbell, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government.
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Video of refugee’s life story made available to schools
Gathering the Voices has made a video telling the story of German refugee Martin Anson journey to finding a new home in Scotland, with Education Scotland agreeing to promote the video to Scottish schools. Continue Reading Video of refugee’s life story made available to schools
Jewish Museum Berlin
The Anson family is pleased to report that memorabilia from Steven’s late father Martin Ansbacher (Anson) is now being featured in the just opened and remodeled Core Exhibition at the Jewish Museum Berlin (JMB). https://www.jmberlin.de/en/opening-new-core-exhibition Here are photographs of the exhibits featured, and an explanation of what is represented. The first photograph of the group… Continue Reading Jewish Museum Berlin
Bob MacKenzie Facebook Interview
On Sunday 26th April, Holocaust survivor Bob MacKenzie participated in a live phonecall interview on Facebook Live with Laura Pasternak, a Holocaust Educational Trust Regional Ambassador for Scotland. Continue Reading Bob MacKenzie Facebook Interview
Food for Thought
Queens Cross and Glasgow Caledonian University have joined up to host a new series of free talks where people can learn and debate with experts about important subjects in local community venues.
Find out more by attending Food for thought, Thursday 27th February, Windsor Community Hall. Continue Reading Food for Thought
Holocaust Memorial Lecture Series
Glasgow University has kindly agreed to link their website of Holocaust Memorial Lecture Series with the Gathering the Voices website. Every year these lectures are over-subscribed. The Holocaust Memorial Lecture Series was initiated in 2001 by Professor Bernard Wasserstein and Emeritus Professor Otto Hutter, and has since become a key fixture in the University’s event… Continue Reading Holocaust Memorial Lecture Series
East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire’s 2020 Holocaust Memorial Day Event
Howard Singerman, one of the founder members of Gathering the Voices, was the keynote speaker at East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire’s 2020 Holocaust Memorial Day event, which this year was commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Continue Reading East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire’s 2020 Holocaust Memorial Day Event
Saskia Tepe in Southern Arizona
On 5th December, and 9th and 26th January I spoke at three separate 55+ communities in Southern Arizona, to a total of over 150 residents ranging in age from 55 to 80, in order to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and introduce the concept and aims of International Holocaust Memorial Day.… Continue Reading Saskia Tepe in Southern Arizona
75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Today, The 27th January 2020 is the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp, which was liberated by the Red Army.
Judith Rosenberg
Auschwitz survivor: ‘There was no life. We were starving’
Judith Rosenberg was 22 when she was put on a cramped train with her Jewish family in the spring of 1944.
Together they were transported from Gyor in their native Hungary to Poland where they were immediately split up. Continue Reading Judith Rosenberg