Daniel Finkelstein’s memoir recounts the experiences of his parents: Mirjam Finkelstein, who survived the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, and Ludwik Finkelstein OBE who was deported to a Soviet gulag. Born in Lwów (then in Poland, now Lviv in Ukraine) Ludwik reached Britain and became Professor of Measurement and Instrumentation at City University London. Daniel’s maternal grandfather was Dr Alfred Wiener, the Jewish activist and founder of the Wiener Library.
Ładoś Group was a secret group of Polish diplomats from Switzerland. They saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust by providing them with fake passports. @Dannythefink tells how they saved his mother and grandmother. @Roger_Moorhouse @JakubKumoch pic.twitter.com/dD7QHErorS
— British Poles (@britishpoles) June 1, 2023
Daniel Finkelstein, Baron Finkelstein, OBE, is a British journalist and opinion writer for The Times, named Political Columnist of the Year four times.
Daniel was educated at University College School, the London School of Economics (BSc, 1984) and City University London (MSc, 1986), and was formerly executive editor of The Times, chairman of the Conservative party think tank Policy Exchange, and chair of Onward, which researches economic and social issues. A member of the House of Lords since August 2013, where he sits as a Conservative, he also recently joined the board of Chelsea Football Club.
The book „Hitler, Stalin, Mum & Dad – a family memoir of survival” will be released on 8 June. You can pre-order it here.
WHEN: Thursday, July 6, 2023, 7 p.m. for 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Ognisko Polskie – Polish Hearth, 55 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2PN
TICKETS: Member Price: £5. Non-member Price: £10. To buy here
