My voice : Ruth Edwards / Ruth Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Ruth, author.

Series:

My Voice: the Remarkable Life Stories of Holocaust Survivors Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holocaust survivors--Biography.

Holocaust survivors.

Jewish refugees--Biography.

Jewish refugees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, England : Manchester University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Ruth'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. Ruth Edwards escaped to England during World War II, which meant a difficult separation from her parents. She went on settle in Manchester, marry and have children.

Contents:

Front matter

My Voice Project

Dedication

Contents

1 – Finkel and Byk

2 – Grandfather came too

3 – How Father earned a living

4 – My first home

5 – Sweet childhood memories

6 – School in Vienna

7 – Horror of Kristallnacht

8 – The soup kitchen and rollmop herring

9 – Preparations for the journey ahead

10 – My father’s release

11 – A quick goodbye

12 – A new life for me

13 – How Lena and Nat met

14 – The joys of shopping

15 – Grecian Street School

16 – Evacuation to Accrington

17 – My return to Manchester

18 – Responsibilities at home

19 – The last letters

20 – Leaving Auntie Lena and Uncle Nat

21 – Life in Macclesfield

22 – Macclesfield folk

23 – Working at H & I Franklin

24 – Night School

25 – Christmas in London

26 – Meeting Sidney Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781526186805

1526186802

OCLC:

1458756544