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Child Holocaust Survivor Urges ‘Never Again’ As HateAgainst New Zealand Jews Grows
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 4:00 pm | Holocaust Centre
A New Zealand Holocaust survivor who witnessed growing hate towards Jewish people in Europe as a child – and is now seeing it again here – is calling on New Zealanders to remember the world promised “Never Again”. Bob Narev was only six-years-old ... More >>
Rampant Antisemitism In New Zealand’s Schools
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 8:58 am | Holocaust Centre
In an ongoing survey of Jewish parents being undertaken by the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand since 22 November 2023, there is concerning evidence of high levels of antisemitism in New Zealand’s schools. 50% of the parents who have completed ... More >>
UN General Assembly Votes On Holocaust Denial
Friday, 21 January 2022, 10:57 am | Holocaust Centre
A historic vote in the United Nations General Assembly urges the 193 member states “to reject without any reservation any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event, in either full or in part, or any activities to this end.” The General Assembly ... More >>
Anti-vax Protestors Should Not Misuse The Holocaust And The Star Of David
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 3:40 pm | Holocaust Centre
Today all around the world we commemorate Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, which marked the start of the Holocaust, on 9 November 1938, Nazi leaders attacked Jewish people, and property leaving the streets strewn with broken glass, synagogues ... More >>
Have we learnt nothing from the Holocaust?
Thursday, 23 January 2020, 8:34 am | Holocaust Centre
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand is appalled and concerned by the recent use of Nazi symbols and actions of intolerance and antisemitism. More >>
Cartoon caused offence
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 2:20 pm | Holocaust Centre
New Zealand’s leading organisation for Holocaust education and remembrance expresses their concern and disappointment regarding the cartoon published in yesterday’s New Zealand Herald comparing the proposed removal of approximately 350 trees from ... More >>
Holocaust Centre of New Zealand condemns John Tamihere
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 4:12 pm | Holocaust Centre
New Zealand’s leading organisation for Holocaust education and remembrance condemns the actions of Auckland Mayoral candidate John Tamihere for his use of a Nazi salute during a recent debate at the Chapel Bar. More >>
Holocaust Centre of New Zealand welcomes Facebook changes
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 4:04 pm | Holocaust Centre
New Zealand’s leading organisation for Holocaust education and remembrance would like to applaud Facebook over its action on eliminating extremist action on its social media site. More >>
Paul Seideman Annual Composition Prize: 2019 Winners
Friday, 6 September 2019, 8:32 am | Holocaust Centre
Three young writers have been honoured for their moving and thoughtful compositions on the Holocaust, in the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand’s annual Paul Seideman Composition Prize for 2019. Generously funded and supported by Holocaust survivor ... More >>
HCNZ Founding Director finalist in Women of Influence awards
Sunday, 1 September 2019, 12:01 pm | Holocaust Centre
Holocaust Survivor, former refugee, business-woman and community volunteer, Inge Woolf QSO has been named a finalist in the prestigious Women of Influence of Awards in the Community Hero category. More >>
Holocaust Centre of New Zealand Welcomes New Board
Monday, 19 August 2019, 9:46 am | Holocaust Centre
New Zealand’s leading organisation for Holocaust education and remembrance yesterday elected its Board to spearhead the burgeoning number of projects it has on offer. More >>
New Zealanders know very little about the Holocaust
Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 9:23 am | Holocaust Centre
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand is concerned about the apparent lack of knowledge New Zealanders have about the Holocaust, as revealed in a recent poll, undertaken by the Holocaust Memorial Trust, Auckland. More >>
Holocaust Memorial Exhibition opens in Auckland
Friday, 5 July 2019, 10:01 am | Holocaust Centre
The Children’s Holocaust Memorial will be officially opened at the Central Library in Auckland on 22 July, 2019. More >>
World-Renowned LGBT Expert Coming to Auckland And Wellington
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 1:55 pm | Holocaust Centre
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand (HCNZ) is excited to welcome Professor William Spurlin, an international expert in LGBT culture and literature, including the treatment of gays and lesbians during the Holocaust, to speak at its second forum for discussion ... More >>
Holocaust Centre Strongly Condemn Christchurch Mosque Attack
Friday, 15 March 2019, 5:02 pm | Holocaust Centre
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand strongly condemns the acts of violence that have taken place in Christchurch over the past few hours. We are devastated by the news that our fellow citizens can be attacked in a place of worship and peace. Our thoughts ... More >>
The Refugee Experience in New Zealand – Public Forum
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 11:11 am | Holocaust Centre
A Forum on the Refugee Experience in New Zealand – including two extraordinary stories of survival as a Holocaust refugee in the 1950s and as a refugee from war torn Eritrea in 2008 – offers compelling historic and contemporary perspectives ... More >>
Refugee Rights: The Widening Gulf Across the Tasman
Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 3:12 pm | Holocaust Centre
Refugee Rights: The Widening Gulf Across the Tasman Former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission to speak in New Zealand More >>
Holocaust remembrance helps fight racism
Thursday, 25 January 2018, 11:54 am | Holocaust Centre
“Our collaboration with the Human Rights Commission’s ‘Give nothing to racism’ campaign shows how strongly Holocaust remembrance contributes to the aim of improving New Zealand society,” Holocaust Centre of New Zealand director Inge Woolf said ... More >>
Never a more important time to remember the Holocaust
Friday, 27 January 2017, 10:32 pm | Holocaust Centre
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day one of just a handful of child survivors left in New Zealand is warning that hate speech and attacks on minorities around the world are at levels not seen since before World War Two. More >>
Holocaust Centre Condemns Anti-Semitic Attacks
Saturday, 20 October 2012, 7:47 pm | Holocaust Centre
Holocaust Centre of New Zealand Condemns Anti-Semitic Attacks The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand notes the cowardly and disturbing attacks on an Auckland Jewish cemetery late this week. More >>
