Holocaust Memorial

Holocaust Memorial Programme 2023

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council are delivering a Holocaust Memorial Programme funded through the District Council Good Relations Programme. The Programme will involve a series of facilitated workshops and an overseas study visit to Poland or Czech Republic.

The Holocaust Memorial Programme has been developed as part of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Councils Holocaust Memorial activity.  The Programme aims to promote a greater understanding of the impact of hate, division and inequality through the exploration of the Holocaust and other genocides, working to address issues around sectarianism and racism. 

• Facilitated Workshops
  1. Session One – Meet and Greet with Mayor of ANBC and Good Relations Team
  2. Session Two –Holocaust/Anti-Semitism Workshop, Steven Jaffe
  3. Session Three – Synagogue Visit/Belfast Jewish Heritage Walking Tour
  4. Session Four – Dr Katy Radford MBE
  5. Session Five – Collapse of Communist USSR and Polish Freedom, Maciek Bator
  6. Session Six –Taste of Israel; Kosher Food Demonstration and Traditional Klezmer Music
• Study Visit to Krakow, Poland
  • Sightseeing tour of Krakow Old Town
  • Visit to Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau
  • Visit and tour of Salt Mines
  • Full day excursion to Czorsztyn (Pieniny Mountain)
• Study Visit to Prague, Czech Republic

  Due to the current war in Ukraine and its proximity to Poland a contingency option has also been developed and an alternative study visit to Prague, Czech Republic has been developed;

  • Half day tour of Terezin Concentration Camp from Prague
  • Explore the Terezin Memorial -- the only institution of its kind in the Czech Republic
  • Retrace the story of Jewish prisoners during Nazi rule in World War II
  • Tour of Jewish quarter
  • World War 2 and Operation Anthropoid Walking Tour. Discover how Czechoslovakia played a pivotal role in World War Two.
• Programme Outcomes

  It is anticipated that participants will develop a greater understanding of the Holocaust and other genocides.  Participants will identify and critically reflect on moral, spiritual, and ethical issues that are central to learning about, and from, the Holocaust and other genocides, including dehumanization, complicity, and resistance.

  Through engaging with and analysing written texts, images, monuments, and other cultural and artistic phenomena participants will demonstrate an understanding of the diverse perspectives of those who experienced and drew meaning from the Holocaust and other genocides.

  By reflecting deeply on the Holocaust and other genocides participants will challenge and complicate their own assumptions about human behaviour and decisions and enhance their own capacities for critical self-reflection and ethical decision-making.

  Throughout the program, participants will practice and strengthen their intellectual and civic skills, including the ability to participate in thoughtful and challenging discussion, to write clearly, to build and explain complex arguments, to locate and use evidence ethically, and to advocate for the rights and dignity of others.

• Apply Now

  Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is inviting participation in the programme from residents of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough. To submit your interest in participating in the Holocaust Memorial Programme 2023 please complete the form below by 12pm Monday 20 February.

  Name:
  Date of Birth:
  Telephone:
  Email:
  Address:
  Preferred Method of Contact:	Telephone Email
  Tell us why you would like to participate in this Holocaust Memorial Programme?:
  Please detail what community group you are involved in, it’s objectives and your role within the group?:	To participate in this programme you must be proactively involved in a local community group in either a voluntary or paid capacity. (for example; community associations, resident’s groups, sports clubs and cultural organisations)
  How will you use learning from this programme in the future within your role and your local community?:
  Please confirm that you will be able to commit the time required to complete the programme and overseas visit:	I Confirm This course is made up of a minimum of 12 hours training delivered within the Borough, as well as a 3 to 4-day overseas visit to Europe.
  Data Protection :	I Consent All of the information collected in this form is necessary and relevant to the training programme. We will use the information provided by you on this form for recruitment purposes and in connection with training delivery. All personal information provided will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and in line with current data protection legislation.

  Where possible one Elected Member and one Community Representative will be selected per DEA within the Borough.  

  Anticipated delivery timeline;

  • Recruitment of participants - February 2023
  • Facilitated Workshops – March 2023
  • Overseas Study Visit – March 2023

  For more information or to return your Expression of Interest Form please contact goodrelations@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk