It includes fascinating objects and documents detailing the journey of Judith, her brother and their parents as they fled Nazi persecution. This event is part of Migration: a public history festival, a series of lectures, exhibitions, workshops and walks around London, supported by the Raphael Samuel History Centre.įrom 31st May a new mini-exhibition will be on display in the Wolfson Reading Room, The Kerr Family in Flight. She knew Judith Kerr well for many years and is President of the Alfred Kerr Foundation created by Judith and Sir Michael Kerr.īook for sale: Judith Kerr’s Creatures (Harper Collins) Based on Judith’s early life and her family’s escape from Nazi Germany when she was only nine, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is told from the perspective of a little girl named Anna, who is too busy with schoolwork and tobogganing to listen to talk of Hitler. Deborah’s fascination with Alfred Kerr and the similarity with her own family history has inspired her work. She was first given When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by her sister who was a Winton child to try and explain her own childhood. Author and academic Dr Deborah Vietor-Engländer will discuss Judith’s life from her time in Berlin and escaping Germany with her family in 1933 to coming to London early in 1936 as a refugee.Ībout the speaker: Dr Deborah Engländer is the author of a 700 page biography of Judith´s father Alfred Kerr and also edited three volumes of his works. Join us to celebrate the centenary of Judith Kerr, best-selling illustrator and author of books including When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat, and refugee from Nazi Germany.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |