The National Holocaust Centre and Museum

The National Holocaust Centre and Museum remains the only centre dedicated to Holocaust remembrance and education in the UK. It plays an important role as a memorial, museum and a place of testimony and learning.

Built to honour those who died and to give a voice to those who survived and to educate future generations, the centre stands as a permanent record of the very worst and the very best in humankind.

The centre emphasises how current and future generations must carefully examine and learn from the Holocaust. The centre promotes respect for human rights, equal opportunities and good citizenship.

In 2015 we welcomed 20,000 young people to the centre from schools across the UK. They were able to speak to a holocaust survivor and listen and ask questions about their experiences first hand.

‘I feel it is vital for me to talk. I know I am teaching a lot of young people not to hate and to do all the right things. I believe my story impacts on them and they are learning a great deal from me’.

Arek was taken to his first concentration camp when he was only eleven years old. Arek moved around several camps before being taken to Auschwitz in Poland.  Arek regularly shares his experiences with young people at the centre. Please support The National Holocaust Centre and Museum so survivors’ memories can live on.