Comments on: Holocaust memorial day http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2005/09/11/holocaust-memorial-day/ Thoughts of Antonia, Labour activist and feminist in Oxford Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:39:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Laura http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2005/09/11/holocaust-memorial-day/#comment-44413 Laura Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:13:10 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2005/09/11/holocaust-memorial-day/#comment-44413 I thought you might like to know that in time for Holocaust Memorial day we have published a unit of learning on the Holocaust on OpenLearn, The Open University’s website that makes educational materials from our courses available free of charge to anyone online. The unit can be found at: http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2091 It might be of particular interest to students and teachers, who can study the material online and even download it, amend it and connect with other learners using our discussion forums, instant messaging and video conferencing. I thought you might like to know that in time for Holocaust Memorial day we have published a unit of learning on the Holocaust on OpenLearn, The Open University’s website that makes educational materials from our courses available free of charge to anyone online.

The unit can be found at: http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2091

It might be of particular interest to students and teachers, who can study the material online and even download it, amend it and connect with other learners using our discussion forums, instant messaging and video conferencing.

]]> By: Louise http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2005/09/11/holocaust-memorial-day/#comment-30540 Louise Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:08:01 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2005/09/11/holocaust-memorial-day/#comment-30540 Many councils/schools/local groups are already planning their commemorations for Holocaust Memorial Day 2007. www.hmd.org.uk (Hope you don't mind the shameless plug Antonia) Many councils/schools/local groups are already planning their commemorations for Holocaust Memorial Day 2007.

http://www.hmd.org.uk

(Hope you don’t mind the shameless plug Antonia)

]]> By: Jo http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2005/09/11/holocaust-memorial-day/#comment-527 Jo Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:32:31 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2005/09/11/holocaust-memorial-day/#comment-527 At Yad Vashem, we went to just a few of the memorials and tributes, one of which was the Children's Memorial. Of the 6 million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust, one and half million were children. The memorial is so moving and powerful - it's underground, dark and in two stages. The first is an exhibition of photos of some of the children who died by the entrance - you then walk through a very dark passage to the main part of the memorial which is hard to describe. It's pitch black. Five candles are on a stand in the centre and then, through and clever and very effective use of mirrors, are reflected to create the belief that you are standing in the biggest room in the world with stars all around. You ask yourself if this is what 1.5 million looks like. You can't see your friends, you are all alone with your thoughts, the tiny flames and the voices in the background, reading out the names, ages and countries of origin of all the children who are known to have been murdered by the Nazis. Why HMD in the UK? Because the Holocaust was diferent to everything else - and needs to be recognised for what it was. Yes, we should recognise and comemorate (sp?) all acts of genocide and mass murder and I'm in favour of a day to do that. But don't try and say that the Holocaust is the same, it really wasn't. At Yad Vashem, we went to just a few of the memorials and tributes, one of which was the Children’s Memorial. Of the 6 million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust, one and half million were children. The memorial is so moving and powerful - it’s underground, dark and in two stages. The first is an exhibition of photos of some of the children who died by the entrance - you then walk through a very dark passage to the main part of the memorial which is hard to describe. It’s pitch black. Five candles are on a stand in the centre and then, through and clever and very effective use of mirrors, are reflected to create the belief that you are standing in the biggest room in the world with stars all around. You ask yourself if this is what 1.5 million looks like. You can’t see your friends, you are all alone with your thoughts, the tiny flames and the voices in the background, reading out the names, ages and countries of origin of all the children who are known to have been murdered by the Nazis.

Why HMD in the UK? Because the Holocaust was diferent to everything else - and needs to be recognised for what it was. Yes, we should recognise and comemorate (sp?) all acts of genocide and mass murder and I’m in favour of a day to do that. But don’t try and say that the Holocaust is the same, it really wasn’t.

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