Debra BarnesDec 22, 20202 minLooking back at 2020 - a most unusual year As we approach the end of a most unusual year, we wanted to share some of the highs… and lows… of AJR’s testimony book series, My Story,...
Debra BarnesAug 12, 20201 minNational Library of IsraelMany months ago, in 2019 BC (Before Covid-19!) the National Library of Israel contacted us to request copies of our My Story books for...
Debra BarnesMay 19, 20202 minMarking Winton's 111th birthdaySir Nicholas Winton was born on 19 May, 1909. On the eve of World War Two, Winton arranged the rescue of 669 Jewish children from...
Debra BarnesMay 7, 20201 minHannah's memories of VE Day"One morning in 1945 my mother came into my bedroom and announced, “der Hitler ist Todt!” Another morning, a few months later, she came...
Debra BarnesApr 17, 20201 minYom HaShoah 2020In 2020 Yom HaShoah coincides with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. We asked Eva Behar's grandson Paul Kaye to...
Debra BarnesMar 18, 20201 minNew Book Added!We're so pleased to add a new My Story book to the website. Welcome Tommy Gutwin!
Debra BarnesFeb 6, 20201 minMy Story hits the airwaves!Our lead project coordinator, Debra Barnes, spoke to the Jewish Views about the My Story project in the February podcast. You can listen...
Debra BarnesJan 29, 20201 minA new book begins!Our My Story testimony project continues to produce more life story books. Here is our volunteer William about to start work on Lily's...
Debra BarnesJan 28, 20201 minGoodbye KatinkaWe were so very sorry to say goodbye to Katinka Seiner-Easton who passed away in January 2020. Katinka was such a character and it was a...
Debra BarnesDec 16, 20191 minMy Story comes to the MidlandsMy Story’s newest recruit, Keith Rowe, donned a t-shirt to represent AJR at the Singers Hill Synagogue Chanukah Fayre in Birmingham. Held...
Debra BarnesDec 11, 20191 minThe new My Story teamThis week we got the My Story team together for the first time. It was a great opportunity to discuss how the project is working for each...
Debra BarnesDec 11, 20191 minMy Story arrives at The Wiener Holocaust LibraryThe Wiener Holocaust Library in London were pleased to receive a collection of AJR’s My Story books for their reading room. The Library...