G2G Presents: the story of Tony Chuwen
Gloria Silver tells the story of the survival of her Polish born father, then just a teenager, which is an epic story of bravery, resourcefulness and good luck.
Gloria includes Tony’s audio testimony telling how he survived, living on his wits and taking risks despite having to cope with the murders of the rest of his family and the other horrors of the Shoah.
G2G Presents: The story of Charlotte Amdurer, née Kohn
Judith Hayman tells the story of her mother’s life in the small town of Berndorf in
Austria before and after the Anschluss on 12 March 1938.
Judith uses anecdotes from her mother, Charlotte, and from her aunt Frieda’s oral
testimony. The miracle of Charlotte and Frieda and their immediate family’s escape is
revealed but so too are the stories of family who were trapped in Austria and perished in
the Łódź ghetto. Judith’s themes are on the role of bystanders and on what can happen
when you hate ‘the other’ so much you want them dead
July Newsletter 2022 Issue 7
G2G Presents: The Vel’ d’Hiv Round Up, Paris 1942, Historical context and personal experience
This event will remember the Vel’ d’Hiv the largest round up of French Jews during the Holocaust which took place, 80 years ago, in Paris on 16 and 17 July 1942, also affecting foreign born Jews in other areas of France. The film focuses on the experiences of the families of two of Generation 2 Generation’s speakers, Debra Barnes and Susanna Rosenberg. They will be available to answer questions together with Holocaust historian, Dr Jamie Ashworth.
Book this event here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/321175052227
G2G and Rene Cassin Present: Then and Now, Learning from Refugee Experiences.
Marking World Refugee Day we reflect on past and present refugee experiences from different communities in the UK. We hear from those involved in helping refugees and from refugees themselves. The panel includes Marina Berdochnik recently arrived from Ukraine, Farida Stanikzai originally from Afghanistan and now Operations Manager for New Citizens Gateway (originally Barnet Refugee Service) and G2G’s co-chair Helen Stone, whose mother arrived in the UK in the 1930’s from Nazi Germany. The discussion will be facilitated by Monica Boh-Duchen, founding director of Insiders Outsiders which celebrates the contribution made by refugees from Nazi Europe to British culture.
Book your place here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/321172544727