by Jill Robinson | Aug 9, 2024
Holocaust Survivor Bob Norton will be offering his testimony on Sunday 11th August. Robert Norton was born in 1932 in a small town in Czechoslovakia and lived comfortably with his family until 1938 when the German-speaking part of Czechoslovakia was ceded to Germany...
by Jill Robinson | Aug 9, 2024
We are delighted to welcome Hedi Argent for our first Family Learning Workshop as part of our summer events. Hedi came to Britain as a refugee from Austria, escaping Nazi persecution. Hedi’s talk explores many themes such as: friendship, becoming a refugee as a child...
by Jill Robinson | Aug 9, 2024
I Say British, You Say jewish: Visitors have the opportunity to have a ‘behind the scenes’ look at our temporary exhibition. Join us to experience an insight into the thinking behind the exhibition as well as the objects that are on display. Age 12+...
by Jill Robinson | Jun 12, 2024
August 2nd is the day we remember the Nazi genocide of somewhere between 200-500,000 Roma & Sinti people (then referred to as ‘Gypsies’). Come and see this soulful and ultimately uplifting musical theatre production which, after premiering at The...
by Jill Robinson | Jun 12, 2024
How is testimony interpreted into contemporary art? Ruth is a big personality and an emotional artist who will be talking about how her paintings and ceramics tell a story of loss, love and redemption. The event will begin with a short film, ‘Ruth’s...
by Rob James | May 24, 2024
A host of brilliant Medieval re-enactment groups descend on Sherwood Forest to recreate one of the most troubled eras of English history – the Wars of the Roses. Step back in time to the sights and sounds of the 15th Century. There will be clashes of on the...
by Jill Robinson | May 15, 2024
Malka was two when the Nazi invaders forced her family into the Jewish ghetto in Volodymyr-Volynskyi, a small city in present-day Ukraine. It was the first step in a campaign of mass murder. Rivka, Malka’s mother, kept Malka and her two older brothers alive...
by Jill Robinson | Mar 27, 2024
A talk to remember the 79th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen by British soldiers in April 1945. This Curator led talk will guide you through a selection of artefacts of ordinary objects, beloved survivor experiences and the British troops who helped them...
by Jill Robinson | Mar 27, 2024
Holocaust Theatre and Education through Drama. Kindness is largely a verbatim play based on the testimony of Hungarian survivor Susan Pollack OBE, aged only 13 when she was sent to the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau in the summer of 1944. Interwoven are a number of...
by Rob James | Feb 5, 2024
Join William De Tankerville, The Sheriff of Nottinghams Master at Arms, as he takes you on a tour of the majestic Greenwood, sharing stories of medieval life and the villainous Robin Hood. William has become very familiar with Sherwood while on the hunt for Robin Hood...
