Difference between revisions of "Holocaust Educational Trust"
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| − | The Holocaust Educational Trust is a charity which says it works 'to ensure that people from every background are educated about the Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned for today.'<ref name="about"> | + | The Holocaust Educational Trust is a charity which says it works 'to ensure that people from every background are educated about the Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned for today.'<ref name="about">Holocaust Educational Trust [https://web.archive.org/web/20230804073909/https://www.het.org.uk/about About], Retrieved from the Internet |Archive of 4 August 2023.</ref> |
It defines the Holocaust as follows: 'The Holocaust was the murder of approximately six million Jewish men, women and children by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during the Second World War. The Holocaust is often referred to as the Shoah, the Hebrew word for catastrophe.'<ref name="about"/> | It defines the Holocaust as follows: 'The Holocaust was the murder of approximately six million Jewish men, women and children by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during the Second World War. The Holocaust is often referred to as the Shoah, the Hebrew word for catastrophe.'<ref name="about"/> | ||
| − | In 2008 the trust was the recipient of "£4.6m scheme announced by ministers this month to tie in with Holocaust Memorial Day the Government's to send sixth-form pupils from every school in England to visit the concentration camp at Auschwitz".<ref>Andrew Porter, [https://web.archive.org/web/20230930192613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/1579575/David-Cameron-under-fire-over-Auschwitz-gaffe.html David Cameron under fire over Auschwitz gaffe], Telegraph, 22 February 2008.</ref> | + | In 2008 the trust was the recipient of "£4.6m scheme announced by ministers this month to tie in with Holocaust Memorial Day the Government's to send sixth-form pupils from every school in England to visit the concentration camp at Auschwitz".<ref>Andrew Porter, [https://web.archive.org/web/20230930192613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/1579575/David-Cameron-under-fire-over-Auschwitz-gaffe.html David Cameron under fire over Auschwitz gaffe], ''Telegraph'', 22 February 2008.</ref> |
==Principals== | ==Principals== | ||
Revision as of 19:39, 30 September 2023
The Holocaust Educational Trust is a charity which says it works 'to ensure that people from every background are educated about the Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned for today.'[1]
It defines the Holocaust as follows: 'The Holocaust was the murder of approximately six million Jewish men, women and children by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during the Second World War. The Holocaust is often referred to as the Shoah, the Hebrew word for catastrophe.'[1] In 2008 the trust was the recipient of "£4.6m scheme announced by ministers this month to tie in with Holocaust Memorial Day the Government's to send sixth-form pupils from every school in England to visit the concentration camp at Auschwitz".[2]
Principals
- Greville Janner
- Karen Pollock Chief Executive
Contact, References and Resources
Contact
Resources
- Internet Archive holdings of het.org.uk
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Holocaust Educational Trust About, Retrieved from the Internet |Archive of 4 August 2023.
- ↑ Andrew Porter, David Cameron under fire over Auschwitz gaffe, Telegraph, 22 February 2008.
