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Holocaust Centre North
@holocaustnorth.bsky.social
Open to all, based at The University of Huddersfield.
Telling a global history of the Holocaust through local stories from the North of England.
https://holocaustcentrenorth.org.uk/
Join us for our upcoming Community workshop, Connect & Create: Recall 🎶

In this creative, family-friendly session, we’ll explore how music, memory, and place shape feelings of belonging, community, and home.

Reserve your place here: bit.ly/4ptFHdj
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We’ll be taking a much-needed break over the festive period from Friday 19th December. We’ll be back in the new year from Monday 12th January, and hope to see you at the Centre.

However you celebrate, we wish you a peaceful and happy holiday season with your loved ones ❄️💫
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
December 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This Hanukkah menorah from our collection once belonged to the Bradford Jewish Refugee Hostel, a home for young refugees who fled Nazi persecution.

We hope the Hanukkah lights bring you warmth and comfort wherever you are.

Chag Sameach ✨️
December 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Join us for our upcoming Community workshop, Connect & Create: Recall 🎶

In this creative, family-friendly session, we’ll explore how music, memory, and place shape feelings of belonging, community, and home.

Reserve your place here: bit.ly/4ptFHdj
December 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our permanent exhibition, Through Our Eyes, shares the personal journeys of 16 Holocaust survivors and refugees with connections to our local community, told within the wider context of the Holocaust and WWII.

📍Free to visit and open to all on campus at @huddersfielduni.bsky.social
📷 Alex Beldea
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📢 We’re recruiting a Curatorial Officer @ Holocaust Centre North. We are seeking an enthusiastic and organised Curatorial Officer to support the running of our Memorial Gestures artist residency programme.
📩 Apply now via holocaustcentrenorth.org.uk/about/opport...
📅 Deadline: Tuesday Jan 6th 2026
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Join us for our upcoming Community workshop, Connect & Create: Recall 🎶

In this creative, family-friendly session, we’ll explore how music, memory, and place shape feelings of belonging, community, and home.

Reserve your place here: bit.ly/4ptFHdj
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Join us for our upcoming Community workshop, Connect & Create: Recall 🎶

In this creative, family-friendly session, we’ll explore how music, memory, and place shape feelings of belonging, community, and home.

Reserve your place here: bit.ly/4ptFHdj
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Documenting the Namibian Genocide Project Exhibition Launch Tomorrow!

Join us for a exhibition talk by archaeologist William Mitchell to introduce the project at 2pm on Wednesday 3rd December at Holocaust Centre North.
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We’ll be taking a much-needed break over the festive period from Friday 19th December. We’ll be back in the new year from Monday 12th January, and hope to see you at the Centre.

However you celebrate, we wish you a peaceful and happy holiday season with your loved ones ❄️💫
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Documenting the Namibian Genocide Project Exhibition Launch

Join us for a exhibition talk by archaeologist William Mitchell to introduce the project at 2pm on Wednesday 3rd December at Holocaust Centre North.
November 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Documenting the Namibian Genocide Project Exhibition Launch

Join us for a exhibition talk by archaeologist William Mitchell to introduce the project at 2pm on Wednesday 3rd December at Holocaust Centre North.
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This Thursday, we launch Holocaust Centre North Archive’s new collection browser, home to 3 curated digital galleries. The browser will feature:

• The Bradford Jewish Refugee Hostel 🏠
• Precious Objects 💍
• Child Refugees 👧🧒

📅 Launching 27th November: bit.ly/43EqHkt
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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📢There is still time to apply for the EHRI-UK National Research Fellowships! Deadline 30 November 2025 📅 Please share within your networks. @ehri-project.eu @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @holocaustnorth.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Community is at the heart of our work at Holocaust Centre North.

Our Community Programme brings people together through creative, family-friendly workshops each month, offering a welcoming space to connect, learn, and try something new.

Keep an eye out for our Winter programme❄️
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Next week we launch Holocaust Centre North Archive’s new collection browser, home to 3 curated digital galleries.

The browser will feature:

• The Bradford Jewish Refugee Hostel 🏠
• Precious Objects 💍
• Child Refugees 👧🧒

📅 Launching 27th November: bit.ly/43EqHkt
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Did you know that our opening hours have changed? 🕙

Our permanent exhibition, Through Our Eyes, is now open Monday to Thursday, 10am – 4pm.

📍 Visit us on campus at @huddersfielduni.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The countdown is on towards the launch of Holocaust Centre North Archive’s new collection browser, home to 3 curated digital galleries.

The browser will feature:
• The Bradford Jewish Refugee Hostel 🏠
• Precious Objects 💍
• Child Refugees 👧🧒

📅 Launching 27 November: bit.ly/43EqHkt
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We will be closed next week on Monday 17th November and Tuesday 18th November.

We will be open as usual from Wednesday 19th November, on campus at @huddersfielduni.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This Thursday, we celebrate the launch of Klutz by Tom Hastings and Conversation Time by Rey Conquer at the Warburg Institute ( @warburginstitute.bsky.social) in London.

🎟️ Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Across the 9th and 10th of November 1938, the November Pogrom (also known as “Kristallnacht”) unfolded across Germany and its annexed territories.

The coordinated attacks marked a decisive escalation in Nazi persecution of Jews across economic, public, and domestic life.
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We are looking forward to the launch of Conversation Time by Rey Conquer and Klutz by Tom Hastings at the Warburg Institute ( @warburginstitute.bsky.social) in London next week on November 13th, 6.30-8.30pm.

🎟️ Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
📢 We’re recruiting a Communications and Visitor Experience Officer at Holocaust Centre North.

This role offers the opportunity to manage social media, support events, and create an engaging experience for every visitor.

📅 Apply by Sunday 7 December 2025.
More information here: bit.ly/4hQIPO4
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Join us on November 13th, 6.30-8.30pm as we celebrate the launch of Conversation Time by Rey Conquer and Klutz by Tom Hastings at The Warburg Institute ( @warburginstitute.bsky.social) in London.

Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM