IN RESPECT AND REMEMBRANCE
EVENTS will be taking place across Derby as part of national Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD).
An evening of words, music and dance takes place in QUAD on Monday from 7.30pm. The programme of poignant, moving and inspiring performances; including spoken word, poetry, traditional songs, music and dance, is presented by Derby’s Jewish, Ukrainian, Gypsy, Armenian and Bosnian groups and local schools, representing some of Derby’s diverse communities.
Keynote speakers will be Derek Niemann, the grandson of an SS officer, and Noemie Lopian, the daughter of two Holocaust survivors.
There will also be two film screenings on Wednesday: Into The Arms Of Strangers: Stories Of The Kindertransport (PG) at 9.30am, and Anne Frank: Parallel Stories at 6.45pm.
Into The Arms Of Strangers: Stories Of The Kindertransport is narrated by Dame Judi Dench and is a moving Oscar winning documentary which tells of the extraordinary rescue operation that brought 10,000 children from German-held lands to Great Britain in the months prior to the Second World War. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Barbara Dresner, the daughter of a Kindertransportee. Advance booking through Quad. Admission is free.
Anne Frank: Parallel Stories is narrated by Helen Mirren and tells the story of Anne Frank’s life through the pages of her worldfamous diary.
This emotive story is entwined with the stories of five Holocaust survivors (Arianna Szorenyi, Sarah Lichsztejn-Montard, Helga Wiess and sisters Andra and Tatiana Bucci) who shared Anne’s same fate of deportation and suffering but were fortunately able to go on and live the life that Anne was denied. Tickets £17 or £15 concessions, through QUAD box office.
Additional events organised are listed below. All events are free, with the exception of Yiddish Revolutionaries on 8th February. Advance booking is advised.
Sunday, 6.30pm: Speaking Across The Divide, featuring guest speakers Derek Niemann, grandson of an SS officer, and Noemie Lopian, daughter of two Holocaust survivors. Ukrainian Centre, Charnwood Street, Derby.
Monday, 3pm: A Service of Reflection and Act of Commemoration From The Bridge Chapel followed by an Act of Commemoration on Cathedral Green. The observance moves to the trees dedicated to Anne Frank and Olga Nahlak, located on Cathedral Green. Dignitaries will place small stones at the foot of each tree. The Chapel of St Mary on the Bridge, Sowter Road / Cathedral Green.
4pm: Reception in Commemoration of the Bosnian war and Srebrenica massacre, with presentations by refugees. The Bosnian community invites everyone to enjoy complimentary traditional Bosnian refreshments after the commemoration. Bosnia-Herzegovina Centre, Curzon Street Derby.
6-7pm: A Service of Commemoration, Remembrance and Hope, with readings from the Bible and Qur’an, the Jewish Kaddish (traditional Hebrew prayer for the dead), roll call of genocides and music from the Cathedral Choir. Derby Cathedral, Irongate, Derby.
Wednesday, 7pm: From Memory To Hope – Film screening of A Book In Six Chapters, plus Jewish music & song and Hoverla Ukrainian music and dance, Multifaith Centre, Kedleston Road, Derby.
Thursday, 7pm: Standing Together Against Fascism Today – A meeting hosted by Derby Stand up to Racism, discussing how to combat the threat of fascism in Britain and Europe. West End Community Centre, Mackworth Road, Derby.
Saturday, February 8, 6.45pm: Yiddish Revolutionaries – performed by Yoyvl. Songs take us from poverty to hope and resistance, telling us a story of the growth of the Jewish Left, supported by Klezmer music, readings and slides. Friends Meeting House, 56 St Helen’s Street Derby. Tickets £6 from Eventbrite.
■ Booking: derbyquad.co.uk, 01332 290606. Programme information: holocaustmemorialdayderby.org