Join us for a Generation 2 Generation talk, given by John Wood, Major Leonard Berney’s son. Giving a detailed personal account of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp with video testimony by both Major Leonard Berney and survivors, as well as many historical and personal photographs. It emphasises the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was drawn up in response to the Holocaust, and it gives hope that future atrocities can be prevented through human rights education.
Please book your free seat in advance, although booking isn’t essential, do come along and feel free to stay and watch a free film afterwards in the same accessible library space. The film club is a regular event, the talk is a one-off special, provided by Generation 2 Generation (G2G) a Holocaust Education Charity, established to empower second and third generation Holocaust survivor descendants to present their family histories to a wide variety of audiences. Through the use of survivor testimony, we aim to keep these Holocaust stories alive and promote the importance of inclusivity and human rights.
