Writing ~ Re-connecting
Writing ~ Re-connecting
Kashi Behrstock speaking, daughter Ela on left: Photo Klaus Fesche „Wunstorf is also now free of Jews” the local Nazi-boss and Mayor declared in a letter to “all the soldiers from our lovely Wunstorf” in 1942. Decades after, a group…
Spot on review of Nora Hughes‘ poetryAbove the Treeline by Chris Beckett in londongrip.co.uk see link below. Thanks to Chris Beckett for such a sensitive review which highlights the „emotional legacy“ of Nora’s life in Belfast and how „wherever…
Between the River and the Sea “The complexity I’ve lived with all my life has forced me to be alone with my position. If I’m already alone anyway, why not be alone in front of an audience.” Yousef Smeid, born…
Opa’s return: H-G Rennert German version see below / Deutsche Fassung unten 80 years ago: my granddad arrived back home after a year as prisoner of war in Russia. Hermann Meuter, born in February 1907 in Steinhude, passed away in…
Connections between Irish nuns in WW II resistance and the work of Standing Together On Thursday 24th of April citizens from Berlin and Donegal gathered in the community hall at the Franciscan Friary in Rossnowlagh, Donegal to commemorate 5 Irish…
Everyday Resistance: Jehovah’s Witnesses The commemoration in the Irish Embassy for the Irish women imprisoned in Ravensbrück Concentration camp (KZ) celebrated the 80th Anniversary of liberation. A special performance of the Berlin choir, La Voix Mixte was a reminder of…
The memorial plaque in Tegeler Straße 15, 13353 Berlin Marie Burde – Lumpensammlerin und Lebensretterin Marie Burde – Rag collector and life saver During my time as community worker in the Sprengelkiez- a neighbourhood in Berlin Wedding, thematic walks through…
Why did five Irish women end up in Ravensbrück Concentration camp in World War II? They were like me, you or someone you know –nun, secretary, nanny, au pair and mostly anonymous until now. In February 2025 the Irish Embassy…
Sister Kate McCarthy was one of the five Irish women in Ravensbrück concentration camp during World War 2. Cathi Fleming has written a biography, which puts flesh and bones onto the tall, emaciated figure of Sister Kate who returned home…
On 14th November, 2024, the first 19 Stolpersteine/stumble-stones were laid in Wunstorf. the Heimat of my partner, Schorse. Stolpersteine are small brass plaques inscribed with individual names and details of their extermination or persecution by the Nazis. Anybody who didn’t…