Holocaust and Antisemitism Foundation, Aotearoa New Zealand (formerly Shadows of Shoah Trust) is an incorporated charitable trust based in New Zealand. It is registered with the Charities Commission and has donee status (CC48205). The trustees appear below. Shadows of Shoah Trust is nonsectarian and has been established for the purpose of Holocaust and antisemitism education.
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Robert was born in Germany and is a survivor of Theresienstadt Concentration Camp. He is a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and serves on a number of charitable trusts. Robert is past president of the Auckland District Society of Notaries.
Robert has served as President of Auckland Hebrew Congregation and Chairman of United Synagogues of NZ. He and his wife Freda, also a Holocaust survivor, are actively involved in Holocaust education. They live in Auckland, New Zealand.
Paul is a New Zealand historian and a professor at the Auckland University of Technology. He is a prolific writer of New Zealand history and biography, specialising in Māori history, the Treaty of Waitangi and the early period of Crown rule. He is presently developing a new online course for AUT, focusing on the Holocaust.
In 2003, Paul was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society at University College London, and is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Ashley is a regular media commentator on property, energy, and business matters. He is also an active social commentator and co-founder of the Israel Institute of New Zealand. Until recently he was CEO of Property Institute of New Zealand.
Dov recently retired as a Professor at Waikato University, NZ. His areas of expertise include European integration and Middle Eastern politics (Al Qaeda, Islamic fundamentalism, and the Arab/Israeli conflict). He has lectured on Holocaust denial at Yad VaShem and Bar Ilan Universities.
Dov was born in the Netherlands in 1939. He lost extended family at Sobibor and Auschwitz and his father, betrayed by Nazi collaborators, was murdered whilst attempting to escape.
John is a prolific film producer and has produced or executive produced many of NZ's most successful works including Whale Rider, Sione's Wedding, Footrot Flats and What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted.
John was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2003 and was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Commerce by Victoria University, for his contribution to New Zealand film and television.
David is a former Associate Judge of the High Court of New Zealand and a former District Court Judge.
David serves as Honorary Consul for Israel, Auckland.
Sheree is a Māori New Zealander (Te Arawa) and is currently completing a PhD (History) at the University of Auckland. Sheree is co-founder and is responsible for interviews and research and maintains the Shadows of Shoah blog.
Perry is the founder and creator of Shadows of Shoah. Perry is a photographer and media producer and lives north of Auckland with his wife Sheree. He has lectured on Christian antisemitism both in NZ and overseas.
Read more about Perry's background and the Shadows of Shoah project philosophy. Read the artist statement.
