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Lecture

Trudy Gold
Resistance in the Ghettos, Part 3

Tuesday 6.04.2021

Summary

Unpacking the complex motivations behind the actions of individuals involved in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and touching on the debate over whether their goal was justice or revenge. Several key figures are introduced: Marek Edelman, Simha Rotem, and Szmul Zygielbojm, highlighting their roles and post-war lives. Part 3 of 3.

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.