Tristan Sampson-Yamoah and Trudy Gold
Young, Black and Jewish: A Unique Perspective

Tristan Sampson-Yamoah is a 20-year-old student at University College London (UCL) studying psychology with education. He previously attended JFS, the largest Jewish school in Europe. His mother is Moroccan-Israeli and his father is Ghanaian. He speaks from lived experience on topics of intersectionality, racism, antisemitism, and identity formation. Whilst at school, he delivered assemblies on combating racism upon several experiences of racial abuse, and has founded and captains a Jewish football team to build community and visibility. His work focuses on re-education, representation, and using real-world exposure to challenge prejudice.

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.