Working with CORE schools and students, we developed a moving live performance, marking the 85th anniversary of the Kindertransport, which occurred after the Night of Broken Glass in November 1938. Nearly 10,000 unaccompanied children were bravely sent to the UK to escape Nazi persecution.
The live performance responds to testimony of our Kindertransport survivors:
The live performance took place at St John’s Church, Waterloo, Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8TY on the 25th January 2024.
Echo Eternal 2024
As part of our wider commemorative and school engagement work, we invited all schools and youth groups to take part in the activities listed in the table below. These activities took place from 22nd January to the 27th January 2024.
25th January 2024
Echo Eternal: Live Performance 2024
Multiple performances at St John’s Church, Waterloo, Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8TY.
20-28th January 2024
Film Exhibition in Train Stations (England)
2-minute film, showcasing Echoes based on survivor testimony, was shown on LG Foster screens throughout New Street Station, Liverpool Lime Street and Kings Cross.
18-28th January 2024
Exhibition of Echoes in Birmingham
St Paul’s Church Jewellery Quarter and CORE Schools.
22nd January 2024
Anti-Semitism Symposium was led by Ruth-Anne Lenga from UCL
10am – 11am: Student session on Anti-Semitism.
22nd January 2024
Anti-Semitism Symposium was led by Ruth-Anne Lenga from UCL
3:30pm – 4:30pm: Teacher session on Anti-Semitism.
23rd January 2024
Online talk from Peter Lantos (Survivor)
Peter Lantos (Holocaust Survivor) hosted an online session for students and teachers at 14.10 – 15.10.
23rd -26th January 2024
Holocaust Learning UK – in Echo Eternal Schools
Schools signed up to https://holocaustlearninguk.org/register/ to showcase Kindertransport film in assembly or form time.
24th – 26th January 2024
Schools and youth organisations made pledges
Students and young people wrote pledges and film/record them, showcased them on their school/organisations website and shared links with CORE.
24th January 2024
Rehearsal for Live Performance
Rehearsals took place with all participants in London.
Recordings were shared via echo.eternal@core-education.co.uk or jwa@core-education.co.uk or via twitter @EchoEternal112 or #EchoEternal112
We have free downloadable learning resources based on Mady Gerrard and Zigi Shipper’s testimony please email echo.eternal@core-education.co.uk if you would like to download the resources.
Other partner resources
We encourage you to sign up to https://holocaustlearninguk.org/register/ where you can access and showcase Holocaust Learning UK’s Kindertransport film. This can be shown in assembly or form time.
Holocaust Education Trust has a great package of free support, including free educator-led workshops.
The UCL Centre for Holocaust Education has some excellent teaching resources.
Funding partners
In 2024 we were delighted to receive funding from The Association of Jewish Refugees and The Gerald & Gail Ronson Family Foundation.
