Karen Pollock Archives

Karen Pollock

A mural of Anne Frank wearing a keffiyeh in Bergen, Norway, painted by the anonymous artist Töddel, July 2024. (Courtesy of Töddel)

August 8, 2024, 11:06 am

OPINION: Defiling Anne’s memory does nothing for Gaza

As the Anne Frank statue in Amsterdam is vandalized with "Free Gaza" for the second time in a month, it's tragic that we have to work so hard to protect her memory

By Karen Pollock

Chief Rabbi, Holocaust survivor Harry Olmer MBE and HET Ambassador.

July 8, 2024, 12:10 pm

‘Outstanding young people committed to changing the world’: Chief Rabbi at Holocaust Educational Trust’s ambassador conference

Shoah survivors Manfred Goldberg, Eve Kugler and Harry Olmer join hundreds of young students determined to fight antisemitism

By Michelle Rosenberg

Johnny Flynn as the young Nicholas Winton.

January 4, 2024, 1:15 pm

OPINION: Kindertransport legacy: Confronting antisemitism in today’s world

Some 85 years after Sir Nicholas Winton rescued 669 mostly Jewish children from Nazi persecution, the British government remains an unshakable ally of the Jewish community

By Karen Pollock

Holocaust survivor Zigi Shipper stands besides his portrait in an exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, of 'Seven Portraits: Surviving the Holocaust'. Picture date: Monday January 24, 2022.

September 13, 2023, 12:10 pm

OPINION: A Rosh Hashanah mission for the future of Holocaust education

By the time new students complete secondary school, the Holocaust will likely have moved out of living memory. We must make sure these stories continue to be told, again and again, writes Karen Pollock

By Karen Pollock

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has revealed plans to visit Auschwitz for the first time in 2024

September 12, 2023, 10:25 am

Education secretary Gillian Keegan announces visit to Auschwitz

Gillian Keegan shared details of the trip on Monday evening during her keynote speech at the Holocaust Educational Trust annual dinner in north London.

By Richard Ferrer

Group picture of those at the Ambassador conference, July 2023

July 10, 2023, 2:09 pm

Hundreds of young people join the Holocaust Educational Trust’s ambassador conference

Participants encouraged to mark 10 years of the programme by taking 10 actions to further their Holocaust education and journey

By Michelle Rosenberg

Lord Pickles: Adam Soller Photography/ The AJR

April 19, 2023, 7:07 pm

Lord Pickles launches Holocaust Testimony portal working group

UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust issues makes announcement at International Forum on Collecting, Preserving, and Disseminating Holocaust Testimonies in central London

By Michelle Rosenberg

The national monument of Westerbork camp is a painfully simple reminder of the place's history.

January 25, 2023, 1:09 pm

OPINION: Remember the story of Steven and his tomatoes

Karen Pollock, CEO of Holocaust Educational Trust, recalls an extraordinary story, born of ordinariness, ahead of this week's Holocaust Memorial Day.

By Karen Pollock

January 18, 2023, 3:30 pm

OPINION: When I hear Zigi Shipper’s name, I smile

The beloved Holocaust survivor, who has died on his 93rd birthday, was a 'man of joy', writes Karen Pollock, chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust.

By Karen Pollock

January 30, 2022, 10:55 am

OPINION: Celebration of beloved and brave survivors

The Holocaust has its rightful place in our national consciousness thanks to our beloved and brave survivors.

By Karen Pollock

Freda Wineman (© Blake Ezra Photography Ltd)

January 6, 2022, 10:42 am

TRIBUTE: Freda was elegance, wit, determination and strength personified

Chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, Karen Pollock, pays heartfelt tribute to survivor Freda Wineman who recently passed away aged 98

By Karen Pollock

The team behind AJR’s Connecting Next Generations conference at Stamford Bridge. (ASL Corporate Photography)

October 7, 2021, 9:37 am

Hundreds take part in AJR conference bridging gap of generations

Speakers at the event held at Stamford Bridge included Lord Pickles, author Michael Rosen and Holocaust survivors

By Jenni Frazer

Janine Webber was among those supporting the campaign

October 6, 2021, 4:50 pm

More than £1m raised for HET fundraiser to protect future of Shoah education

Donors give generously to make sure survivor testimony is never forgotten in Holocaust Educational Trust campaign.

By Josh Salisbury

September 3, 2021, 12:28 pm

OPINION: Lily’s determination to fulfil her promise made at Auschwitz

Holocaust Educational Trust chief, Karen Pollock, reflects on Lily Ebert's remarkable life story as she publishes her testimony

By Karen Pollock

Karen Pollock of HET (Blake Ezra Photography Ltd)

July 29, 2021, 4:56 pm

OPINION: Holocaust Memorial by Parliament will be warning against hatred

The Westminister Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will remind generations of the dangers of hatred, says Karen Pollock, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Education Trust.

By Karen Pollock

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