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Werner Conn, born in 1928, has fond memories of his early childhood in Berlin. Following Kristallnacht in 1938, Werner's father was sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp, but his mother managed to get him released after six months. Life became very difficult, and Werner was sent to the UK on the Kindertransport. He spent his first two weeks in England at a Scout camp on the South Downs. He discovered after the war that his parents and younger brother had been deported to Theresienstadt in Czechoslovakia on his fifteenth birthday. In 1945, Werner obtained a National Certificate in mechanical engineering and began his career at the English Electric Company. He married Elisabeth in 1958, and they settled down in Lytham St Annes with their daughter, Heather. Werner'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
ISBN:  

9781526187000

ISBN 10:   1526187000
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   10 September 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 My family 2 Childhood memories in Berlin 3 Hitler Youth and the Olympic Games 4 Life becomes difficult after Kristallnacht 5 Leaving on the Kindertransport 6 Settling into a hostel in High Wycombe 7 Moving hostels 8 My apprenticeship in Loughborough 9 Discovering the fate of my family 10 Living with the Meinhards in Oxford 11 Studying engineering at Durham University 12 Working as an engineer in Warton 13 Meeting my wife Elisabeth 14 Married life and the birth of our daughter 15 Travelling abroad for work and holidays 16 Returning to Berlin 17 Heather and her family 18 57 years of a happy marriage 19 Meeting my partner Elisabeth Abbott 20 Speaking about my past 21 I’ve been very lucky 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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