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Rosel Siev was born in Aurich, North west Germany in June 1921. She grew up in a very religious Jewish family and had a happy childhood. She was one of five children and the family were very close. In later life, Rosel lived in Fulda and Frankfurt where she experienced Kristallnacht. She remembers walking in the street and seeing Jewish places of interest burning and being destroyed. Close non-Jewish friends turned against her and her family which impacted her greatly. Her parents thought it would be good for her to come to the UK. She arrived in Cardiff in 1938 when she was 17 but relocated to Manchester soon after, where she was a student nurse at Crumpsall Hospital for seven years, and became a staff nurse. Rosel married Arthur in 1947 and had two daughters. Sadly, Arthur died suddenly in April 1969. Rosel was introduced to her second husband, Asher who had also been widowed, and married him in 1971. She went to live with him in Dublin. Rosel has many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Sadly Rosel's parents and two younger brothers were killed in concentration camps, along with many of her extended family. However, her sisters Hannelore and Hildegard survived the camps. Rosel's book is part of the My Voice book collection, a stand-alone project of The Fed, the leading Jewish social care charity in Manchester, dedicated to preserving the life stories of Holocaust survivors and refugees from Nazi persecution who settled in the UK. The oral history, which is recorded and transcribed, captures their entire lives from before, during and after the war years. The books are written in the words of the survivor so that future generations can always hear their voice. The My Voice book collection is a valuable resource for Holocaust awareness and education.

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Author:   The Fed
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.134kg
ISBN:  

9781526192516

ISBN 10:   1526192519
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   29 April 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 The Wolffs of Aurich 2 My grandfather 3 Life in Aurich 4 Childhood holidays 5 School days 6 Blossoming in Frankfurt 7 There was nobody with us 8 Coming to Cardiff 9 My trousseau 10 Nursing 11 The Prisoners of War 12 How I met Arthur Goldstein 13 A wedding in Mrs Fruhman’s garden 14 An anglicised refugee 15 A rose in the middle of the butter 16 Finding Hannelore 17 Hildegard 18 The fate of the rest of my family 19 Three sisters reunited 20 Dedicated charity work 21 Losing Arthur 22 How I met Asher Siev 23 A mother figure 24 Life in Dublin 25 Walking and swimming 26 Visiting Israel 27 The Laniado Hospital 28 It is important that this is being recorded 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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