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Lecture

Trudy Gold
The Impact of the Shoah on the Jewish World

Tuesday 2.05.2023

Summary

The impact of the Shoah is incalculable and probably still too soon to evaluate. This presentation will examine the immediate aftermath, including the situation in the DP camps and what awaited them as attempted to rebuild their lives. We will also discuss the concept of revenge or justice.

Trudy Gold

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Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.