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10 February 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.00pm, Edge Hill University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are honoured to welcome Mr Harry Kessler BEM to discuss his experiences as a survivor of the Holocaust. The event is organised by EHU student, Stephanie Jones, Professor James Renton, and the Holocaust Educational Trust, and is hosted by EHU’s History programme (HIS3025) and the ‘Racial Justice and Migration Research Group.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reserve your place<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/strong>: Professor James Renton – james.renton@edgehill.ac.uk <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Holocaust memorial, Vienna, Austria. C. Stadler\/Bwag, Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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