“Anyone reading my mother’s wartime memoir will be aware that her story of trauma and survival against all odds, thanks to the kindness and goodwill of others, is a universal one. Children caught up in conflicts suffer the same traumas and need our help.”
The artist and art historian Lydia Bauman (centre) gave a poignant talk on 2 November about her mother’s experience as a child in the Warsaw Ghetto.
The event was held to raise funds for our current work with children affected by war around the world. Lydia presented invited guests with a short film about her family – in particular about her mother, Janina Bauman, who survived as a child the horrors of the Warsaw Ghetto in the darkest days of the Second World War.
Lydia says: “Anyone reading my mother’s wartime memoir, Beyond These Walls, will not help but be aware that her particular story of trauma and survival against all odds, thanks to the kindness and goodwill of others, is also a universal one. Time or geography are mere variants, children caught up in conflicts and war suffer the same traumas and need our help – not only to survive but also to rebuild their lives and take their place in society as fully functioning adults.”
Lydia is one of our most loyal and generous supporters. Her event raised £1,800 to help today’s children of war.
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