The Holocaust Survivors’ Friendship Association (HSFA) now has a permanent home for its exhibition and education space at Heritage Quay, within the University of Huddersfield.

A survivor-led organisation supporting Holocaust survivors and refugees across northern England, HSFA worked with PLB to create a powerful narrative exhibition rooted in lived experience.

Stories Through Objects and Testimony

The exhibition tells the story of the Holocaust through personal accounts, drawing on photographs, documents, family letters, and artefacts from the HSFA’s own collections.

Filmed testimonies sit at the heart of the experience. Visitors can access more than four hours of edited footage via touchscreens, while directional speakers create an intimate yet shared space for listening.

Encouraging Reflection and Understanding

To support wider understanding and challenge common misconceptions, PLB developed a series of illuminated displays highlighting key 2D evidence – from administrative records to images of those involved as perpetrators, bystanders or rescuers. These exhibits encourage visitors to reflect on themes of complicity, resistance and survival.

A Space for Education and Remembrance

The result is a space for learning, remembrance and reflection, offering a meaningful resource for students, teachers and community groups alike.