Overview

Growing up in Cologne in the 1920s and 1930s, Kurt Marx witnessed the steady destruction of Jewish life as Nazi ideology took hold. Anti-Jewish laws stripped families of livelihoods, rights, and safety, while public humiliation and violence became commonplace. As persecution deepened, Kurt saw his community collapse and his own future disappear. After Kristallnacht, increasing restrictions forced him into labour and eventually into the wider Nazi camp system, where hunger, brutality, and relentless fear shaped daily survival. In early 1945, as Germany fell, he was driven across the country on deadly forced marches. After liberation, he faced profound loss while searching for surviving relatives and rebuilding his life. Settling in Manchester, he created a new future shaped by resilience. His testimony forms part of My Voice, The Fed’s project preserving Holocaust survivors’ recorded life stories for future generations. -- .

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Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
ISBN:  

9781807073169

ISBN 10:   1807073165
Pages:   182
Publication Date:   31 March 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

My mother, the rebel My extended family Hitler’s rise to power Our Jewish life Synagogues and shops smashed An escape route without parents Arriving in England as number 89 A busy life in the hostel The shock of English school Evacuation to Bedford My anger at getting the cane Building a Jewish community in Bedford Starting work and getting fired! “Do you like Hitler?” London and the doodlebugs My year as a farmer Dreadful news from home A working education Meeting Ingrid Ingrid’s remarkable survival Married life and a big decision Work hard, play hard in West Africa The birth of our son A happy family time Looking forward, not back Learning my parents’ fate Remembering Jawne and those who died Our growing family Writing Ingrid’s story The two Johannas Saying Kaddish for my parents Returning to Maly Trostenets A bleak coincidence It’s important that people know My gift to the King Growing up without parents A legacy of music I don’t hate Glossary My Voice volunteers About The Fed -- .

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The Fed is Manchester's leading social care charity serving the Jewish community. In June of 2021, The Fed were awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for the My Voice Project, the highest possible accolade for a voluntary sector group. -- .

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