Preserving stories for the next generation
Imagine what might have been lost had Henry not survived? Imagine what has been lost because more than six million others did not?
What if the only thing keeping you alive was a flimsy piece of card? Just like the false identity card.
It belonged to a doctor called Bernard Ekert. But this card identified him as Janusz Stolinski, a Roman Catholic of Aryan descent.
Bernard managed to obtain false identity cards while living in Poland for himself and his wife, Tosia. These false identity cards are called “Kennkarte” and helped them and their son, Henry, to escape arrest – and survive the war.
What happened to Henry, following the war?
AFTER surviving the Holocaust, 13-year-old Henry arrived in Australia in 1949. He grew up to be a doctor and professor, specialising in caring for children with cancer.
When he first started in his chosen field as a young man, survival rates for children who were diagnosed with blood and bone cancers were tragically bleak. But Henry and his team helped change this, and now, thanks to their research, survival rates are well over 80 per cent.
Imagine what might have been lost had Henry not survived? Imagine what has been lost because more than six million others did not?
By donating your caring gift to the Yom Hashoah Matching Appeal, you are ensuring powerful experiences are shared with the next generation – through the preservation of over 12,000 historical artefacts, just like these ones.
This year, your donation will be doubled by a pool of generous donors. If you give $180, your gift will be doubled to $360. But you must give by May 8 … or before the matched funds run out.
For more information on the MHM’s Yom Hashoah Matching Appeal, visit mhmannualappeal.org.aunor call 03 9528 1985.
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