{"id":99,"date":"2026-02-04T12:54:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/rjmrg\/?p=99"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:39:07","slug":"holocaust-survivor-lecture-harry-kessler-bem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/rjmrg\/2026\/02\/04\/holocaust-survivor-lecture-harry-kessler-bem\/","title":{"rendered":"Holocaust Survivor Lecture: Harry Kessler BEM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 February 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12.00pm, Edge Hill University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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&#8217;s History programme (HIS3025) and the &#8216;Racial Justice and Migration Research Group.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/holocaust-survivor-talk-tickets-1981344197832?aff=oddtdtcreator\">Reserve your place<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact<\/strong>: Professor James Renton &#8211; james.renton@edgehill.ac.uk  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/rjmrg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/434\/2026\/02\/Vienna-memorial.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6041113779013438;width:960px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/rjmrg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/434\/2026\/02\/Vienna-memorial.jpg 940w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/rjmrg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/434\/2026\/02\/Vienna-memorial-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/rjmrg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/434\/2026\/02\/Vienna-memorial-768x479.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Holocaust memorial, Vienna, Austria. C. Stadler\/Bwag, Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"307\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/rjmrg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/434\/2026\/02\/HET-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/rjmrg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/434\/2026\/02\/HET-Logo.png 307w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/rjmrg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/434\/2026\/02\/HET-Logo-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 February 2026 12.00pm, Edge Hill University. We are honoured to welcome Mr Harry Kessler BEM to discuss his experiences as a survivor of the Holocaust. 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