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The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand inspires and empowers action against antisemitism, discrimination and apathy by remembering, educating and bearing witness to the Holocaust.
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We strive to provide an in depth and interactive educational experience to students and teachers. We offer a range of topics all aligned with NCEA and New Zealand curriculum standards to help you and your students get the most out of your visit to our centre. The centre also holds a biennial seminar in conjunction with Yad Vashem in Israel to help train New Zealand teachers in how and why teach the Holocaust. Click the link below to find out more information about our programmes or contact us today!
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SECURE OUR FUTURE
The work of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand is growing and we need more resources to continue that work and, indeed, extend it. There is so much to be done, particularly to ensure that every child receives Holocaust education. But without a secure base, we are constrained from undertaking such commitments. We intend to ensure that the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand can continue to do its work well into the future. To guarantee this occurs, we need a significant fund. we aim to secure our future. But we need help.
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Ingeborg Woolf (nee Ponger) QSO z''l
1934 - 2021
It is with great sadness that we, at the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand (HCNZ), inform you of the passing of our Founding Director, Inge Woolf z"l.
Her memory is a blessing unto us all.
Inge, born in Vienna, Austria in 1934, was the daughter of Evzen and Grete Ponger. She was only four years old when the Nazis marched into Austria during the Anschluss. She remembered vividly her neighbours putting out the Nazi flag and being happy seeing the Nazi soldiers march down their street. This memory forever shaped her life and her mission of combating hate and antisemitism.
Inge, along with her mother and father, left Austria and moved to Czechoslovakia in 1938, seeking refugee status in the United Kingdom in 1939. They were able to leave Czechoslovakia for the United Kingdom after going through a conversion to Christianity, but her family always remained committed to their roots.
Inge and her family would make the decision to emigrate to New Zealand in 1957 and begin rebuilding their lives. It was here in New Zealand that Inge met her future husband, the late Ronald Woolf, and with whom she helped set up the successful Wellington photography business "Woolf Photography."
Inge was instrumental in establishing the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand, becoming Founding Director and Board Member. Inge's passion was educating students on the lessons of the Holocaust. Throughout the years since, she has been an active volunteer and educator at HCNZ. Inge was a living embodiment of the HCNZ mission to educate all students in Aotearoa New Zealand and to ensure that we Witness, Remember, Educate, and Act.
Inge was the proud mother to Deborah Hart, current Chair of the Board of HCNZ, and Simon Woolf, current Wellington City Councillor. She was an adored grandmother to Nathan, Neta, Jason, Sam, Noah, Lily-Jane, and great-grandmother to Hadar.
Loved and respected by many, Inge's legacy lives on in the thousands that have heard her speak and give her testimony. She was a bulwark against hatred and antisemitism, challenging students and adults alike to not be bystanders when hatred rears its ugly head.
“Today the lessons of the Holocaust are poignant to combat increasing intolerance and racism, to teach the value of human rights and the celebration of diversity.” (Inge Woolf QSO, 2019)
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand would like to express our deepest condolences to Inge's family. We wish them all long life.
For funeral details please contact the Wellington Jewish Community Centre at office@wjcc.og.nz
In lieu of flowers, at Inge's request, the family would appreciate donations go to the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand.
We are truly honoured.
1934 - 2021
It is with great sadness that we, at the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand (HCNZ), inform you of the passing of our Founding Director, Inge Woolf z"l.
Her memory is a blessing unto us all.
Inge, born in Vienna, Austria in 1934, was the daughter of Evzen and Grete Ponger. She was only four years old when the Nazis marched into Austria during the Anschluss. She remembered vividly her neighbours putting out the Nazi flag and being happy seeing the Nazi soldiers march down their street. This memory forever shaped her life and her mission of combating hate and antisemitism.
Inge, along with her mother and father, left Austria and moved to Czechoslovakia in 1938, seeking refugee status in the United Kingdom in 1939. They were able to leave Czechoslovakia for the United Kingdom after going through a conversion to Christianity, but her family always remained committed to their roots.
Inge and her family would make the decision to emigrate to New Zealand in 1957 and begin rebuilding their lives. It was here in New Zealand that Inge met her future husband, the late Ronald Woolf, and with whom she helped set up the successful Wellington photography business "Woolf Photography."
Inge was instrumental in establishing the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand, becoming Founding Director and Board Member. Inge's passion was educating students on the lessons of the Holocaust. Throughout the years since, she has been an active volunteer and educator at HCNZ. Inge was a living embodiment of the HCNZ mission to educate all students in Aotearoa New Zealand and to ensure that we Witness, Remember, Educate, and Act.
Inge was the proud mother to Deborah Hart, current Chair of the Board of HCNZ, and Simon Woolf, current Wellington City Councillor. She was an adored grandmother to Nathan, Neta, Jason, Sam, Noah, Lily-Jane, and great-grandmother to Hadar.
Loved and respected by many, Inge's legacy lives on in the thousands that have heard her speak and give her testimony. She was a bulwark against hatred and antisemitism, challenging students and adults alike to not be bystanders when hatred rears its ugly head.
“Today the lessons of the Holocaust are poignant to combat increasing intolerance and racism, to teach the value of human rights and the celebration of diversity.” (Inge Woolf QSO, 2019)
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand would like to express our deepest condolences to Inge's family. We wish them all long life.
For funeral details please contact the Wellington Jewish Community Centre at office@wjcc.og.nz
In lieu of flowers, at Inge's request, the family would appreciate donations go to the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand.
We are truly honoured.
Photo credit: RNZ
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