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Holocaust Educational Trust

The Holocaust Educational Trust (HET) is a British charity, based in London, whose aim is to "educate young people of every background about the Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned for today."[1]

This article is about the British charity established in 1988. For the unrelated U.S. organisation established in 1976, see Holocaust Educational Foundation.

Formation

1988

Greville Janner

Non-profit organisation

Karen Pollock

One of the Trust's main achievements is ensuring that the Holocaust formed part of the National Curriculum for history.

History and personnel[edit]

It was founded by the Labour MP Greville Janner and the former Labour Home Secretary Merlyn Rees in 1988, and is a registered charity in England & Wales[2] and in Scotland.[3] Its current chief executive is Karen Pollock, who was awarded an MBE for her services to Holocaust education in 2012. Its chairman is Paul Phillips and its president is Stephen Rubin. Its honorary patrons include Lord Carey, Lord Dholakia, Lord Mackay of Clashfern and Elie Wiesel.[4]: 28 


The charity changed its logo in 2008. It celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2018.

An Outreach seminar, where participants hear a first-hand testimony of a Holocaust survivor

A one-day trip to the former concentration and death camp, Auschwitz

A Follow-Up seminar, where participants reflect on their experience at the camp and begin to plan the final stage of the project

The Next Steps Project, whereby the two participants create their own project to share with their school or local community to pass on the lessons they have learned from visiting Auschwitz.

Holocaust Memorial Day (UK)

Holocaust teaching controversy of 2007

. Parliamentlive.tv – House of Commons Education Select Committee. 1 December 2015.

"Holocaust Education"

Official website