A Wavertree school has unveiled a "Liverpool first" memorial to one of the darkest periods in human history. King David High School, on Road, has revealed a public memorial sculpture that acts as a harrowing reminder of the The school has been working on the project for the past 18 months as it wants to continue its commitment to ensuring Holocaust education remains a key feature of the curriculum. Julian Taylor, the artist responsible for the Superlambanana and Band of Light, and art teacher Elaine Ball, created the sculpture.
Pupils took part in half-day workshops learning about the Holocaust and then were photographed by Julian. These photos were turned into tiny metal figures which form the sculpture's structure. Deputy headteacher, October Wright, : “Holocaust Education feels more important now than ever before.
We are duty-bound to keep talking about the Holocaust so that we can ensure that hatred, prejudice and discrimination are always challenged. “The beauty of the sculpture is that we - the community, the evidence that Hitler’s evil plan did not ultimately succeed - are the sculpture and Julian has built it in such a way that the light will always shine through the sculpture's tiny figurines." The sculpture was unveiled last night, on Thursday, May 30, with , the daughter of Holocaust survivor Zigi Shipper, in attendance.
Zigi was only 10 years old when Adolf Hitler took power in Germany. The dad went from spending time with his friends and cousins to being to.
