Name: In the Footsteps of the Holocaust: The Story and Letters of a German Jewish
Start: 2026-01-22T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-22T15:30:00+00:00
Location: Bewick Hall, Level 2, Newcastle City Library

In the Footsteps of the Holocaust: The Story and Letters of a German Jewish

Author Ainslie Hepburn illustrates the life story of a German Jewish family fleeing Nazi persecution.
About this Event

Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
In the Footsteps of the Holocaust: The Story and Letters of a German Jewish Family

Using original photos and letters, author Ainslie Hepburn will illustrate the life story of her husband's grandparents who escaped from Germany in 1939 but did not survive the Holocaust. Hermann Hartog was a Jewish teacher in north-west Germany and eventually fled through Belgium and France with his wife, Henny, after they had managed to send their two young daughters to England. Ainslie will also consider the significance of memory and memorials as we look back at these events of more than eighty years ago. The Hartogs' biography was written by Ainslie and published in early 2025 by Pen and Sword Books Ltd.