Welcome to the Holocaust Testimony UK portal, a digital resource the AJR is honoured and proud to have built and to now share with audiences around the world.
For the first time, the portal will bring together testimonies from Holocaust survivors and refugees, in a consolidated resource that will enable visitors to access critical life stories about the darkest chapter in Jewish and world history.
In assembling a collection of collections, the AJR has convened a group of world-leading stakeholders engaged in capturing, preserving and disseminating Holocaust testimonies.
As well as playing a vital role in teaching and learning about the Holocaust, the portal will be a critical resource to combat Holocaust denial and distortion. It will also help combat rising antisemitism and impart the lessons of what happens when anti-Jewish racism takes root in society.
Above all, by presenting this portal we are not only showcasing the testimonies of people who experienced Nazi oppression and who subsequently lived in the UK, we are honouring their memory and those of their loved ones who perished. We are also preserving and remembering in perpetuity the culture, heritage, traditions and customs of the refugees and survivors.
We look forward to hearing about other testimony collections that might could be profiled here as well as your feedback on this site.
Michael Newman
Chief Executive
The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR)