G2G News
April 2024
This is the first edition of our new e-newsletter which will replace our pdf version that was produced seasonally. We are aiming to produce more frequent but shorter newsletters in this digital format as we adapt to the ever-changing technological landscape.
In this issue you can find out about our upcoming events including our concert on May 19th, read about how G2G covered Holocaust Memorial Day and the number of presentations our speakers made, hear from John Wood about his experience as a G2G speaker as well as learn about a new G2G partner and some of our partner events.
We hope you enjoy the new format. Please do let us have your feedback!
Upcoming Events
Holocaust Memorial Day – G2G Presentations
Becoming a G2G Speaker has given me a meaningful and worthwhile purpose
Zikaron B’Salon
We are excited to announce that G2G has a new partner. Zikaron BaSalon is an Israeli Holocaust organisation that keeps the stories of survivors alive by co-ordinating salons – gatherings to share and learn. Meetings are not limited to Israel; to date they have taken place in 65 countries! Hosts who offer their ‘salon’ – living room – are matched with speakers who themselves lived through the Shoah or are a close relative. Guests (usually friends of the host) could number from small to large. If you would like to offer either your home or yourself as a speaker for the period around Yom HaShoah this year (April – May, especially 5-6 May) please use the following links:
For hosting a salon Host a salon UK form
To offer yourself as a speaker Speaker Availability Form
You do not need to be a G2G presenter to apply, nor do you need an audio-visual presentation.
Partner Events
Sunday 5th May 2024 6.45 pm
Remember Together: We Are One
National Yom Hashoah UK Commemoration
Location: London Venue. Book Here https://www.yomhashoah.org.uk
Thursday 8th May at 7.30pm
Kindness: A Legacy of the Holocaust
A verbatim play based on the testimony of Susan Pollack OBE
Location: NW London (venue to be confirmed after booking)
https://www.shulinthewood.com/event/yom-hashoah-kindness-a-legacy-of-the-holocaus
Sunday 12th May 3pm BST – Wigmore Hall
AJR Kindertransport 85th Anniversary Commemorative Concert
The programme will reflect the music, culture and heritage of the German, Austrian and Czech roots of the rescued children. To book tickets please visit: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on
Tuesday 14th May – Saturday 8th June Finborough Theatre, London
The Tailor of Inverness
This spring sees the London première run of Matthew Zajac’s internationally
acclaimed one-man play based on the true story of his Polish father’s life.
Book online at www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Wednesday 15 May at 7:30 pm
Nobody Lives Here
Location: JW3
Learn about the gripping memoir of Lex Lesgever, about his Jewish childhood in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. Babette Lichtenstein, one of the translators of the memoir, will discuss Lex and Jewish life in Amsterdam where Babette grew up in after the war. https://www.jw3.org.uk/whats-on/nobody-lives-here
Thursday 16th May at 7pm
In conversation with Elisha Wiesel
Location: JW3
Join Elisha Wiesel in this intimate conversation were he will offer his candid and timely reflections on his father’s writings about the long shadow of the Shoah, the creation of the state of Israel, and his unwavering belief in the resilience of the Jewish spirit. https://www.jw3.org.uk/elisha-wiese
Thursday 16th May 6.30 – 8.30pm BST
AJR Farewell Reception to KTA Guests from America
The AJR is hosting a farewell reception for KTA guests from America on the final night of their visit to the UK at the West London Synagogue, 33 Seymour Place, London W1H 5AU. It will be an opportunity to socialise with fellow Kinder and Kinder descendants. Places must be pre-booked. Please contact susan@ajr.org.uk for further information and to apply.
Chag Sameach – Happy Passover to all our readers. Next year in Jerusalem!
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Pauline Kra