On Friday 30th January, members of Trevor Roberts Senior School listened to Hedi tell her story first hand. Now 96 years old, Hedi spoke with clarity, emotion and humour as she recalled the events of her life. Lasting an hour, the talk was a truly moving and unique experience for the students and staff alike.
Born in Vienna in 1929, Hedi grew up facing antisemitism at school as the Nazi party gained power in Germany. She was excluded from parties and forced to sit at the back of the class.
When the Anschluss was signed in 1938, joining Austria to Germany, Hedi was expelled from her school and her family were told to leave their house.
She lived through the horrors of Kristallnacht before her family managed to find refuge in England just before the outbreak of war in September 1939.
If you would like to understand more about Hedi’s work in schools, you can read the article below:
Holocaust survivor shares her story with the next generation
