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Holocaust, Refugees, and Humanitarianism

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We feel very lucky to be one of the successful groups awarded some funding and we look forward to continuing our creative arts work connected to walks, the natural environment and climate change later this year and into '#onecommunityfoundationa#ourculturalheartheartCommunity projects across Kirklees have secured funding through the Our Cultural Heart Fund, supporting culture, heritage and wellbeing in our communities.We received an incredible response, with 85 applications requesting over £1.3 million. Following a competitive process, 22 projects have now been awarded funding, sharing a total of £279,350.10.These projects will deliver a wide range of activity, including creative workshops, community events, and programmes supporting wellbeing, inclusion and participation across the district.A big thank you to everyone who applied. The standard was extremely high.Further funding opportunities will be shared in the future. One Community Foundation ... See MoreSee Less

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Thanks to everyone who has helped us succeed with our 'Feathers for Srebrenica' Growing Great Places Spacehive fundraising campaign. The project starts t#rememberingsrebrenicas#6millionplusi#refugees #creativeartr#bosniart #bosnia A yellow trumpet 'blast' here from oRemembering Srebrenica39;Remembering Srebrenica projects. ... See MoreSee Less

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Lovely coverage of World Stitch Day here, including our involvement. ... See MoreSee Less

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#worldstitchday Members of our group presenting their Hazari, Kurdish, Syrian, Nigerian and Bosnian traditional clothes and embroidery techniques with #WovenInKirklees #kirkleesmuseumsandgalleries #6millionplus ... See MoreSee Less

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Celebrating 96 years of our dear friend Martin Kapel.#OnThisDay in 1930, Martin Kapel was born in Leipzig, Germany. Although born in Germany due to the nationality laws of both Poland and Germany Martin and his family were Polish citizens. After his father died when he was just five years old, Martin’s family struggled financially and took in other Polish Jewish families as tenants to help pay the rent. At school, he experienced antisemitism from both pupils and teachers. In 1938, Nazi laws banned Jewish children from attending non-Jewish schools. On 28th October 1938, Martin’s life changed forever. Nazi officers arrived at his family’s home in the early hours of the morning, allowing them to take only a few personal belongings before forcing them onto a bus. Surrounded by armed SS guards, they were transported on an overcrowded train for more than 12 hours, with no idea where they were being taken. Eventually, they were told to get off the train near the Polish border and forced to continue their journey on foot. After hours of walking, Martin, his mother and sister reached Poland. This event is known as the ‘Polenaktion’, where thousands of Polish Jews were forcibly deported to Poland. The months that followed were chaotic and hard, moving between relatives in Kraków and Brzesko, where Martin experienced shtetl life. Martin and his sister were given places on one of the few Kindertransport's from Poland to England. He was placed with a foster family in Coventry, but even there, the threat of war was ever-present as German air raids made daily life dangerous. Martin earnt a degree and PhD in Chemistry from the University of Birmingham and later became a lecturer in Leeds. After retiring, he dedicated himself to Holocaust education through the Holocaust Survivors’ Friendship Association, serving as a trustee and sharing his testimony with young people. In 2023, he was awarded the British Empire Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Holocaust education. "I think what they have to learn is not to take at face value things that are said loudly and repeatedly but ask oneself whether these things are true or not.” - Martin Kapel📷 Photograph of Martin Kapel with fellow HSFA member and Holocaust Survivor Trude Silman at Holocaust Centre North. Photographed by John Steel Photography.This post was written by Jess, one of our student placements studying History @uohenglishandhistory at @huddersfielduni ... See MoreSee Less

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