Second generation Holocaust survivors have spoken of the urgent need to continue telling their parents stories amid continued conflict and rising anti-Semitism.
Angela Cohen who was awarded an MBE for her services to Holocaust education along with her son TV Judge Rob Rinder has said this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day will serve as a poignant reminder of what can happen when ‘hate takes over’.
The mother and son duo appeared together in the 2019 BBC series My Family, The Holocaust And Me, which explored the stories of Jewish families. READ MORE: Holocaust Memorial Day 2024: When is it and why it takes place each year READ MORE: Timetable changes announced for 44 buses - these are the services affected Angela, who heads the '45 Aid Society, a charity set up in 1963 by Holocaust survivors, said it is more important than ever to tell Jewish stories amid the recent rise in antisemitism fuelled by the ongoing war in Gaza.
The '45 Aid Society preserves the stories of more than 700 Jewish children who were brought to the UK after the end of World War Two, including Angela’s late father, Moishe Malenicky, who escaped the concentration camps in which his parents, his brother and his three little sisters all died.
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