Here’s this week’s fascinating stories relating to the Holocaust and/or World War II
Rest In Peace…
- French Resistance hero who saved hundreds of Jewish children dies aged 108. Georges Loinger escaped from German camp and spent rest of the war helping children cross Swiss border – French Resistance hero who saved hundreds of Jewish children dies aged 108
- Warsaw ghetto uprising fighter Simcha Rotem dies at 94. Holocaust survivor among last-known Jewish fighters from 1943 uprising against the Nazis – Warsaw ghetto uprising fighter Simcha Rotem dies at 94
- Six Holocaust victims to be given Jewish burial in UK. Funeral for remains including those of a child, stored for 20 years at Imperial War Museum Six unidentified Holocaust victims to be given Jewish funeral
Upcoming Events
- 2019 Year Long Festival to celebrate second world war refugees’ influence on British culture. From opera to bus stop signs, Insiders/Outsiders will tell the stories of arts figures who fled Nazis – Festival to celebrate WWII refugees’ influence on British culture
Play Review
- Rosenbaum’s Rescue review – riveting clash about escaping the Nazis – 4 out of 5 stars.Park Theatre, London Two men compare fiercely different reckonings of the exodus of 7,500 Jews from Denmark in this gripping play – Rosenbaum’s Rescue review – riveting clash about escaping the Nazis
