British Rescuers
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As Britain prepares to honour those who saved others who were persecuted at the Nazi regime, we look at some of the remarkable individuals who showed that one person can make a difference.
All acts of moral courage involve making a choice. We can choose to act for what is good and what is right or we can choose to stand by and do nothing. Today, we can all choose to use the stories of those honoured by the British government as an inspiration for our actions.
Read the story of Charles Coward »
Read the story of Frank Foley »
Find out how One Person Can Make a Difference »
Latest Media Resources
Resources
For Adults
Books for Adults - A Time to Speak
Book Group Activity on ‘A Time to Speak’ by Helen Lewis for adult reading groups.
For Young People
Books for Primary Students - The Mozart Question
Book group activity on ‘The Mozart Question’ by Michael Morpurgo for Primary Student reading groups.
Poetry
Survivor Stories
Rwandan Testimony: Clare
My name is Clare. I am a survivor of the Rwandan genocide. This is my testimony. I was born in Kibuye, Gitesi. I was married to Leonel. Both he and my two children were killed in the genocide. Only my brother and I survived. I am now 30 years old.
Holocaust Testimony: Renee Salt
I was born Rywka Ruchla Berkowitz in Zdunska-Vola, Poland, in 1929 and lived with my parents and younger sister. My father was an accountant and my mother a housewife.
Holocaust Testimony: Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
I was born in the town of Breslau, which was German then and is Polish now. My father was a lawyer and my mother was a beautiful lady and a very fine violinist.
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