This event continues the story begun with our ‘Remembering The Silent Village: The Story of Wales and Lidice’ event exploring how the tragedy of Lidice and its remembrance found new life through film and cultural memory.
In partnership with the Wiener Holocaust Library, the Josef Herman Foundation and the Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre, this follow-up event will feature a special film screening of ‘The Second Life of Lidice’. We will be joined by guest speakers David Vaughan (producer) and Arwel Michael, who will reflect on how communities in Wales helped ensure that the name of Lidice would never be forgotten, and how film has kept its legacy alive for new generations.
We recommend watching The Silent Village (36 mins) prior to attending the event. Please find the BFI’s free viewing service here to watch.
Speakers:
Yasmin Gledhill, the Wiener Holocaust Library’s Digital Engagement and Community Outreach Officer, will first provide historical context on the Lidice Massacre and the solidarity film. She will also share previously unseen archival material from the Wiener’s Digital Collections, relating to the film’s production and reception.
David Vaughan is a writer, broadcaster and journalist best known for his novel Slyšte můj hlas (Hear My Voice), which won the Czech Book Prize readers’ award in 2015. Alongside his work, David produced “The Second Life of Lidice” (2002) with Pavel Štingl for the 60th anniversary of the Lidice massacre. He will share his experiences making the film and reflect on the links between the village of Lidice and the mining community in Wales.
Arwel Michael was born in Cwmgiedd and featured in The Silent Village as a young boy. He is now the chair of the Ystradgynlais Heritage and Language Society and will reflect on the history of Lidice and the film.
Please note, for those wishing to visit the Wiener Holocaust Library exhibition space and Reading Room beforehand, we are open from 10am-5pm to do so. We will briefly shut before reopening at 6pm for the event's start at 6.30pm.
This community event is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to put on the Community Film Screening and bring people interested in Welsh, Jewish history together.
