North East Museums – Peace is Personal – 2025

Activity information

Activity type: Public activity

Organisation name: North East Museums

Website: https://discoverymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/holocaust-memorial-day-talk

Address:
Bewick Hall, Newcastle City Library
33 New Bridge Street West
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne & Wear
NE1 8AX
United Kingdom

A Talk by

Smajo Bešo OBE, Founder & Chair, NE Board of the Bosnian Genocide Educational Trust

Bewick Hall, Newcastle City Library (on-line livestream available)

Wednesday 29 January 2025, 2.00pm

Tickets for in-person attendance and livestream FREE, but booking essential: https://discoverymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/holocaust-memorial-day-talk

This event will be supported by a British Sign Language interpreter. Personal hearing loops will also be available on request at time of booking.

Smajo Bešo was born in Bosnia in 1985. His father and several male relatives were tortured in concentration camps as Bosnian Muslims became targets of genocide. Some of Smajo’s close relatives were murdered.
Smajo and his family arrived in Newcastle as refugees in 1994. Today he regularly shares his experiences and has played a vital role in organising Holocaust Memorial Day and Bosnian Genocide commemorations across the country.
Most recently, he has been recognised with an OBE for services to genocide education and commemoration in the New Years Honours 2023.
To mark the 30th anniversary, join Smajo at Newcastle City Library as he presents his first-hand account of the Bosnian Genocide.

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