Holocaust Educational Trust Blog

A space for featured guest bloggers and members of the Holocaust Educational Trust team to comment and reflect on timely issues.

Holocaust Memorial Day: Hannah Swindells tells us of her journey as a Regional Ambassador

Following on from Holocaust Memorial Day, Hannah Swindells, Regional Ambassador for Wales, tells us about her experiences in arranging for Eva Clarke to talk to students at the University of Cardiff.

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Holocaust Memorial Day: Janine Webber's journey into hiding

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, Holocaust survivor Janine Webber tells us of her journey into hiding to escape the Nazis.

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Holocaust Memorial Day: Fabian Hamilton MP's personal reflection

In the latest of our blogs, Fabian Hamilton MP reflects on what the Holocaust means to him.

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Holocaust Memorial Day: Martin Winstone looks at tourism and the Holocaust


In the seventh of our blogs marking Holocaust Memorial Day, the Trust's Education Officer Martin Winstone reveals the largely forgotten story of a wartime German tourist guidebook and what it can tell us about the Holocaust.

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Holocaust Memorial Day: Hugo Rifkind reflects on his journey to visit Auschwitz

In the second of today's blog posts, journalist Hugo Rifkind recalls what he saw on his visit to the Nazi concentration and death camp and how this made him feel.

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