Lady Zahava tells of growing up in concentration camps
Ilford Recorder
Redbridge: Holocaust survivor to tell her story to schoolchildren
Click here to read the full article which was featured in the Wanstead and Woodford Guardian.
The story of a true survivor – An Article from Ham & High
As the anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen- Belsen concentration camp approaches, Lady Zahava Kohn tells Bridget Galton about the years her family spent in Nazi detention- and their miraculous survival. Lady Zahava Kohn unpacks a box of family mementoes in her elegant living room. Although her rheumatism makes it painful to walk, the 75-year-old has the spirit and demeanour of a woman ten years younger. But the chilling reminders of Third Reich bureaucracy that she lays on the table tell the story of a childhood spent amid disease and death. To read more of this story click here.
Director’s family Shoah production – from ‘The Jewish Chronicle Online’
A schools theatre director has embarked upon a more personal production – her own mother’s story of survival in Bergen-Belsen. Until last year, Lady Zahava Kohn had never spoken in public about her experiences in Nazi-occupied Holland and in the concentration camp. For full article, click here.