A Holocaust survivor shares his experiences with Year 9 students

We were privileged to receive a visit on Monday by Professor Ladislaus Lob who spoke to our Year 9 students about his experiences as a Holocaust survivor after being sent to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the age of 11.  The visit was organised by Mrs Michica in the school's Humanities faculty with the Holocaust Educational Trust.  He described his childhood in Hungary during the German occupation and his deportation to Bergen-Belsen where he spent five months with his father before being sent to Switzerland.  He came to the UK in 1963 where he became professor of German at the University of Sussex.  He retired in 1998 and now visits schools and colleges across the country to talk about his experiences during the Holocaust.

His book ‘Rezso Kasztner- The Daring Rescue of Hungarian Jews: A Survivor’s Account’ can be found in the school library.  For more details about Professor Lob, please see his website ladislauslob.co.uk and for information about the Holocaust Educational trust visit www.het.org.uk