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Danny Herman : run Danny run.

De Gruyter Manchester University Press 2024 eBook-Package Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Herman, Danny, interviewee.
Contributor:
Federation of Jewish Services, issuing body.
Series:
My voice: the remarkable life stories of Holocaust survivors.
My voice
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Herman, Danny.
Jewish children in the Holocaust--Great Britain--Biography.
Jewish children in the Holocaust.
Jews--Great Britain--Biography.
Jews.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 259 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
First edition.
Other Title:
Run Danny run
Place of Publication:
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2024.
Summary:
Danny's book is part of the My Voice Project, a collection of firsthand accounts of Holocaust survivors and refugees from Nazi persecution who settled in the UK. Danny Herman was born in East Prussia and escaped to England with his mother 3 days before war was declared in 1939. He moved to Manchester and went on to become a successful runner.
Contents:
Front matter
My Voice Project
Dedication
Contents
Family tree: Herrmann branch
My children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
A note by Danny’s eldest daughter, Linda Price
1 – My early years in Königsberg
2 – How my parents met and married
3 – My father’s escape to the Kitchener Camp
4 – My father’s letters to Walter
5 – My arrival in England
6 – My foster family
7 – Moving to Mabfield Road
8 – My father’s internment
9 – Life in Liverpool during the war
10 – Moving to Manchester
11 – The fate of those left behind
12 – School and my Bar Mitzvahs
13 – Changing names and naturalisation
14 – Meeting Pat
15 – University and a passion for athletics
16 – The 1957 Maccabiah Games
17 – A traditional proposal
18 – Married life
19 – My business ventures
20 – Winning a gold medal at the 1961 Maccabiah Games
21 – Our children
22 – Finding time for my athletic activities
23 – The European Maccabi Games Generated by AI.
Notes:
Originally published: Manchester: The Fed, 2022.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 17, 2026).
Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
ISBN:
9781526186294
1526186292
OCLC:
1467874785

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