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For more than ten years, the UK Holocaust Centre has worked on very modest means, with limited resources, and achieved a great deal. The prudent management and outstanding results that this has borne will continue in the years that lie ahead. However, as greater numbers of people in society want to know about the Holocaust and its implications for their lives, and as the issues become ever more real and pertinent, the Centre needs your support to make it grow.
Whether you are an individual, a foundation or a corporation, your support will be put to very good use and managed towards a very important outcome. Please consider how you may help to make The Holocaust Centre succeed in its important task, because your support at this time, in the present, may make a very significant difference to our future.
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How we are funded
The Holocaust Centre is funded from a variety of sources, from income generated through visitors attending the Centre to applications to private and public grant-making bodies.
As the Centre is in a steep growth curve at this time, and as all our activities are heavily subsidised, there is a need to find additional funding partners.
The Holocaust Centre is a charitable organisation, and if you want to give in a tax-efficient way, you may do so by filling in the donations form here. You can make your donation tax-efficient by indicating that you are willing to give by means of gift aid, which will significantly increase the value of the sum that you contribute.
Leaving a Legacy to the Holocaust Centre
We live in a world in which we might despair. A world wherein words such as freedom, love, care and humanity are in the vocabulary of all but not in the experience of enough. The Holocaust Centre, Beth Shalom confronts one of the most tragic periods of history in the hope that through remembrance, education and learning, we may begin to build a more tolerant society for all our futures.
Every year, thousands of people across the UK leave legacies to charitable organisations in a will. Whether you are considering making a will for the first time, making a new one to take account of different circumstances or amending an existing will, you may like to reflect on this opportunity to leave a gift to The Holocaust Centre. A gift to Beth Shalom would help to ensure that more young people learn about the Holocaust; that through our work, the implications of the Holocaust will continue to challenge society; and that at Beth Shalom itself, those who became victims of the Holocaust will continue to be commemorated with dignity and respect.
Beth Shalom aims to support the teaching and learning process both before and after a school visits the centre, making it much more than a museum. It also offers a wide range of additional services for education. A team of survivors work with children at the centre, as well as visiting schools to speak about their experiences. A mobile exhibition is provided for use by schools and other institutions, giving a challenging and sensitive introduction to this history. Beth Shalom also produces educational packs and multimedia resources, which are continually being developed. A small, high-quality publishing imprint is also run by Beth Shalom, identifying and publishing survivor works of particular historic and literary significance.
Beth Shalom aims to educate and stimulate students and visitors to ask challenging questions of themselves, but at the same time it remains a significant place of commemoration; a place of memory, for those with no-one to remember them. In its beautiful memorial gardens are numerous acts of personal remembrance, with stones placed in memory of the 1,500,000 murdered children and hundreds of fragrant white roses, dedicated by individuals for families lost in the Holocaust.
Without the generous support of individuals who appreciate the value of Beth Shalom’s work, it simply could not be maintained or continue to develop to meet the growing need that has been encountered since its opening. With your help, The Holocaust Centre can continue to develop the means to carry out its work. Perhaps then, all our children will have the chance to be part of a more tolerant, caring and responsible world.
Since Beth Shalom is a registered charity, a gift to The Holocaust Centre not only helps this important work; it also benefits you and your beneficiaries, because it is tax free. This means that any gift you leave will be subtracted from the gross value of your estate, which may lower the amount on which tax is payable. By leaving a legacy, you can direct more of your money to beneficiaries of your choosing, rather than towards the Inland Revenue.
There are many different ways of leaving a gift in your will to help Beth Shalom’s work of commemoration and education for a better future. You can choose any one - or a combination - of the following kinds of legacy (bequest).
A residuary bequest to The Holocaust Centre, Beth Shalom means that we receive everything that is left of your estate after all debts, expenses and specific legacies have been paid.
Perhaps you would like to leave a sum of money, a piece of property or an item of value to The Holocaust Centre.
This is a gift which would come to us after the death of the original beneficiary. For instance you might leave your house to a relative on the condition that it goes to Beth Shalom after that person’s death.
The wording you should use to make your gift depends on the type of bequest you wish to leave. You can select the appropriate wording for a residuary or a specific bequest from the examples below. For a reversionary bequest you should seek the advice of your solicitor.
If you are interested in contacting us about a Legacy please fill out the following form and someone from The Centre will contact you.
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Of the Berlin street: “At this point, I felt things really clicked into place and the children began to understand day-to-day life for Jews.” The carriage was engaging and poignant; children really got to see what happened in reality, but in a sensitive way.” “The home was atmospheric and children got a real feel for life in Germany in the 1930s.”
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