Holocaust Memorial Day 2011 will be commemorated by an exhibition and a film premiere in the Vale of Glamorgan, all part of the ‘Untold Stories Holocaust Memorial Day 2011 – A First National Event for Wales’.
The Vale of Glamorgan Council, in partnership with the Welsh Assembly Government, Holocaust Memorial Trust, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre of Los Angeles and the Memorial Hall and Theatre Barry, have worked together to develop the programme for the event.
People from across the country were invited to share their ‘Untold Stories’ to mark the national event for Wales. Art Central in Barry, the Vale council’s art gallery, is hosting an exhibition of the ‘Untold Stories’ that were submitted, including local and national stories, poems, photography, DVDs and art works.
Young people tell of their great grandparents’ and other family members’ World War II (WW2) experiences and Sully resident Eileen Younghusband recounts her experiences as a WW2, V2 bomber spotter, alongside many other, moving and fascinating personal tales.
The exhibition is open from 11 January to 26 February, 10am to 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday.
‘Winston Churchill: Walking With Destiny’ is the latest production by Moriah Films of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre of Los Angeles. The film’s UK premiere has been included in Wales’ national event and this will take place at the Barry Memorial Hall & Theatre on January 27 at 7.30pm.
The film focuses on Winston Churchill’s years in the political wilderness, his early opposition to Hitler’s rule, his support for Jews under threat by the Nazi regime, his return to government and ascension to the Prime Minister’s office in 1940.
Free tickets for the film premiere can be booked on the theatre website memorialhalltheatre.co.uk or by calling 01446 738622.
At the premiere there will also be the chance to see the artwork ‘Journey Line’ by conflict and war artist Nicola Tucker, whose work has been greatly influenced by the heartbreaking tragedy and horror of the Holocaust that took place in Europe during the last century.
‘Untold Stories’ is the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust theme to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on the 27 January 2011, which commemorates victims of holocaust and genocides. The date is the anniversary of the Allies’ liberation of Auschwitz in 1945.
