The Holocaust Educational Trust continue to work with those who have participated in the 'Lessons from Auschwitz' (LFA) project,after its completion. Once finished, they become ambassadors and have the opportunity to set up their own project to demonstrate what they've learned.

 

The LFA project has four main steps: firstly the chance for participants to witness a Holocaust survivor's testimony, before visiting Poland for a day - which includes being shown Auschwitz concentration and death camps. This is followed by a reflective seminar, discussing what they've experienced and the contemporary relevance. The last part is to produce a project, which illustrates the importance of the issues to the wider community. 

 

Below are three ambassadors of the Trust, each of whom have been inspired to carry on its work.

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Imogen Dalziel:

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"My name is Imogen Dalziel, I’m 26 and I took part in the Lessons from Auschwitz Project in May 2009. The Project was a real eye-opener that changed the course of my academic career; after completing a BSc in Psychology at The University of Birmingham, I undertook an MA in Holocaust Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London. I am now a PhD student at the University, writing a thesis that focuses on the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum’s adaptation to the digital museum, and part-time Administrator for Royal Holloway’s Holocaust Research Institute. I was a Regional Ambassador for the Holocaust Educational Trust from 2013 to 2016 and now work as a Freelance Outreach Educator, delivering workshops in schools in the West Midlands area. I am also a volunteer for the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and received an award for my services in 2016."

 

Barnabas Balint:

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"I'm a HET Regional Ambassador for the South West, currently a second year undergraduate student reading History at the University of Exeter. hearing from survivors is, for me, an inspiring and motivating experience, reminding me of the importance of our work as HET Ambassadors. To this end, I organise HMD events each year and volunteer activley with both the HET and Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. I am happy to forward you a report I compiled on the HMD activities I organised and helped with for 2018 if you would like an example of the activities that I have done as a result of meeting survivors. I aim to put the experiences of survivors at the heart of what I do. Their experiences undoubtedly have a strong impact on the people who hear them. Speaking about individual experiences is an effective way of engaging people with the messages of HMD and the contemporary relevance of the Holocaust. For example, I have attached the transcript of a speech I gave at a concert I helped organise for HMD 2018 in Exeter. In this speech, I make reference to several survivor stories that have particularly touched me, presenting their experiences as examples of why it is important that we remember the Holocaust and learn it's lessons."

 

Jack Nicholls:

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"I am finishing my undergraduate degree in Military History at Kent, and am going on to study an MA in War Studies at King's. I first got involved with the HET through their LFA project back in early 2014. Thereafter I attended as many talks and conferences hosted by the HET as I could. In early 2016 I applied to become a Regional Ambassador, whereupon I joined the Trust in their Ambassador Study Visit to Israel in August of that year. I have also participated in HET projects involving CNN, the BBC and the Houses of Parliament. I created a Holocaust Education and Remembrance Society at university, with which I held a number of talks and presentations. For the past two years I have worked alongside Kent's Jewish Society in hosting a Holocaust survivor at Kent during Holocaust Memorial Week. This January we hosted a few events, and over 300 people attended the survivor talk, which was great! I  recently attended another ASV to Budapest in March, and have two projects underway, one of which is a short documentary about the Jewish community of Haarlem during the Holocaust."