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In this lunchtime talk, Helen Roche will present some of her research regarding the first comprehensive history of the Third Reich's most prominent elite schools, the National Political Education Institutes (Napolas / NPEA).
We are delighted to host Dr Joanna Sliwa in conversation with Professor Natalia Aleksiun in honour of Dr Sliwa’s joint award of the 2020 Ernst Fraenkel Prize. Dr Sliwa’s award-winning manuscript, Jewish Childhood in Kraków, is the first book to tell the history of Kraków in the Second World War through the lens of Jewish children’s experiences.
In this virtual event, translator Deborah Langton will talk about her experience of working on this book, picking out key themes, people and places, as well as reading extracts from Else’s diaries while Steve Cooper, Else’s grandson, will read from Siegfried’s diaries.
This virtual event celebrates the launch of 'The Journey Home: Emerging out of the Shadow of the Past' and will be introduced by the co-editor, David Clark, and two of the contributors to the book. This event is in partnership with the Second Generation Network.
