Refugee Blues by W H Auden
Sheila Hancock reads the poem Refugee Blues by W H Auden.
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Iby Knill: Hidden Histories
Iby Knill was transported to Auschwitz from Hungary in 1944. As part of our 2011 Hidden Histories project Iby told us about her father's watch chain. Her father threw the chain to Iby's brother as he was being marched away to be deported to his death.
Do not ask, by Avram Schaufeld
This poem was written by Avram Schaufeld, who survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps.
There is a Last, Solitary Coach - by David Vogel
Terezin - by Michael Flack
This poem was written in Terezin by Michael Flack in 1944.
We are the Shoes - by Moshe Szulsztein
Auschwitz - by Charles N Whittaker
The poem was written by HMD activity organiser Charles N Whittaker, about the transportation of people to the Auschwitz camp.
We Remember Them - by Sylvan Kamens and Rabbi Jack Riemer
The Butterfly - by Pavel Friedmann
This poem was written by Pavel Friedmann, at Theresienstadt concentration camp on 4 June 1942. On 29 September 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz where he was murdered.