Testimonies of Holocaust survivors who moved to northern England will have a permanent home thanks to a £600,000-plus award from the Heritage Lottery Fund to the Leeds-based Holocaust Survivors' Friendship Association.
The project will deliver a Holocaust Heritage and Learning Centre featuring testimonies, literature, artefacts and evidence of Nazi persecution showcased in displays and exhibitions.
It will also explore the impact on the children and grandchildren of survivors.
Expected to open in September 2017, it will be accommodated at Heritage Quay, within the University of Huddersfield, and it is anticipated that at least 20,000 people will visit annually. There will be tours, school and community seminars and teacher education. Survivors and their families will be able to add to the archive.
