The prize-winning poet and translator will talk about his experience as a member of the Second Generation, his parents’ background in the camps, coming to the UK as a refugee from Hungary in 1956 and the creative process. His talk will be illustrated by readings from his most recent publications Mapping the Delta (2016, PBS Choice for poetry) and The Photographer at Sixteen (2019, a prose memoir of his mother), winner of East Anglian Book award for Biography and Memoir, currently long-listed for the Wingate Prize and one of the TLS’s Books of the Year. The talk will be followed by a Q&A. Start time 6.30pm A Zoom link will be provided. To register your interest, please email davidwirth@secondgeneration.
Tuesday 26th May – Discussion Group – The Invasion of the Netherlands
Tuesday 26th May – Discussion Group – The Invasion of the Netherlands
To mark 80 years since the invasion of the Netherlands on 10th May 1940 that trapped our relatives, forcing them to choose between going into hiding or facing deportation, Network Committee member Naomi Levy will provide an introduction to this Discussion Group topic, outlining its devastating and lasting impact on her own family. A chance to share your family’s experiences and your own thoughts on this subject. (See below for a list of relevant film references.) Start time 6.30pm. Numbers will be limited to 20. To receive your Zoom invitation, please email anitagrosz@secondgeneration.
Tuesday 26th May – Panel Discussion – Visits to Places with Family History Connections
Originally part of the AJR’s International Forum on the Second Generation, which was cancelled in April, this discussion will now be held via Zoom. Teresa von Sommaruga, Rosemary Schonfeld and David Clark will present the talk, which looks at the emotional impact of visits to places connected with family history. Start time 4pm. Please follow this link to register for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/