CEPXDean Close – Voices of the Holocaust

Event type: One-off

Organised by: Dean Close

Suitable for years: Any

Related subjects: History, Religious Studies,
Sociology and Drama

Student numbers: up to 30

You are invited to join us at the Bacon Theatre, Dean Close School for the production, ‘Kindness: A Legacy of
the Holocaust’ based upon the testimony of Susan Pollack OBE and performed by the Voices of the
Holocaust theatre company.

The performance is around an hour long and is followed by Q&A with the cast. This will be between 2 and
4pm, and if needed, students and accompanying staff can depart immediately after the performance.
The whole of the Dean Close year 9 cohort will be watching the play, and in the first instance, we invite you
to bring 30 students (from any year group) from your school. If there is capacity, we will raise those
numbers.

Voices of the Holocaust is a critically acclaimed theatre company that is dedicated to preserving the
memories and stories of Holocaust survivors. They work directly with Holocaust survivors to preserve their
stories for future generations as the door of time gradually closes on collecting these first-hand testimonies.
‘Kindness: A Legacy of the Holocaust’ is largely a verbatim play based upon the testimony of Hungarian
survivor Susan Pollack OBE, aged only 13 when she was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau in the summer of 1944.
Interwoven are a number of complementary narratives, including that of Mala Zimetbaum and Edek Galinski
whose stunning love story and spiritual resistance is painted across a backdrop of one of the darkest
periods of human history. Find out more about Voices of the Holocaust here:
https://voicesoftheholocaust.org.uk/