Tyne & Wear Archives offer tour of records to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2024

Tyne & Wear Archives is marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 with two free events exploring North East Jewish heritage.

As part of Newcastle City Council's programme, on Wednesday 24 January it will host a behind-the-scenes tour of the archives to examine material relating to the North East region's Jewish heritage.

The event is free, but booking is essential as places are limited. To book, click here. 

Later in the day there will be a livestreamed online talk- Survivors: Children's Lives After the Holocaust- to be delivered by Durham University's Professor Rebecca Clifford.

The online talk is inspired by Professor Clifford’s extensive research of the post-war lives of child survivors of the Holocaust, tracing the experiences of 100 child survivors through seven decades from 1945 to the present. This research led to the award-winning book of the same name.  

The online talk is free, and booking is essential. To book, click here.

Lizzy Baker, Archives Lead at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, said: “We always enjoy sharing material from the archives with visitors, and we work with a diverse range of communities to help share stories about their history and heritage. 

“Tyne & Wear Archives has been working with the local Jewish community since 2017 on a number of heritage projects.” 

Fragility of Freedom is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2024. These events are part of a programme of events taking places across the city. For the full programme, click here.