Holocaust Memorial Day: I Was 8814 + Introduction

Torn from her home, alone, and unsure where she was going, Hanna left Germany on a transport bound for England at just 7 years old. She would come to learn that she was part of an epic rescue effort that would save nearly 10,000 Jewish children from Hitler's Nazi regime. But Hanna's parents, Markus and Amalie, would not make it to safety. They were forced from their home and deported to endure six months of inhumane conditions in the Lodz Ghetto before being murdered in Chelmno, Poland in 1942. 

In the film, 92-year-old Hanna narrates her story in breathtaking detail. She recounts seeing Hitler parade through her hometown, the heartbreaking journey of discovering her parent's fate, facing the bitter truth, and turning her vengeful hatred to forgiveness.

The screening will be introduced by William Niven, Emeritus Professor for Contemporary German History at Nottingham Trent University. He is the author and editor of many books relating to Germany’s efforts to come to terms with the National Socialist and GDR pasts. He collaborated with Dr. Amy Williams on the book Memory of the Kindertransport in National and Transnational Perspective, published in 2023.