Category Archives: Blog
Death of Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
Hearing of the death of Nelson Mandela reminded me of the time I had the chance to hear him speak … Read more
Sir Ludwig Guttmann – The Poppa of the Paralympics
In all the recent joy and enthusiasm for the London Paralympics the name Ludwig Guttmann cropped up regularly. He was … Read more
Holocaust Memorial Day Events in Wales – 23 January 2012 ‘Speak Up, Speak Out’
At the 2011 Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) AGM I volunteered to represent HMDT at an event in Wales on … Read more
Launch of the UK Copy of the International Tracing Service Archive on 14 December 2011
On 14 December I was privileged to be present when the UK copy of the remarkable International Tracing Service (ITS) … Read more
Agnes’ Letter about German Jewish Soldiers in 1914-18 War published in ‘History Today’
Further to the earlier blog below, 2012 has got off to a fine start with the publication of another of … Read more
Holocaust Memorial Day 2012
On 27 January 2012, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945, the world will mark Holocaust Memorial Day. … Read more
‘The Other Schindlers’ – Neither Myth nor Miracle
I was delighted to see ‘The Other Schindlers’ featured on a Christian Science blog called Neither Myth nor Miracle in which … Read more
Righteous Muslims praised at the House of Lords 13 September 2011
On 13 September I was privileged to be invited to an event at the House of Lords hosted by the … Read more
Agnes – the Welder
Whilst I was involved with curating the Koestler Awards in July, we looked at photos of an enormous sculpture that … Read more
The Koestler Trust Awards – curating the 2011 exhibition of art by offenders
When I first read about the Koestler Trust project in the March edition of Magistrate I immediately knew it was … Read more