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.