Heilig + Q&A
In this short film, Kindertransportee Gerhard Heilig tells his father's story of surviving two concentration camps to find refuge in the UK.
Join us for this screening of the short film, Heilig, which interviews the Austrian Jewish Kindertransportee Gerhard Heilig and tells the story of his father, Bruno, who survived two concentration camps before finding refuge in England.
An introduction by Dr Ellen Pilsworth (Lecturer in German, University of Reading) and Q&A with film-maker Steven Hatton will explore how Bruno and Gerhard’s stories represent different aspects of Britain’s response to the Nazis' persecution of Austrian Jews.
This event is free to attend but tickets must be booked in advance.
