My Voice: Rosel Siev: It Should Be Told - Paperback
My Voice: Rosel Siev: It Should Be Told - Paperback
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by The Fed (Author)
Rosel Siev was born in Aurich, North west Germany in June 1921. She grew up in a very religious Jewish family and had a happy childhood. She was one of five children and the family were very close.
In later life, Rosel lived in Fulda and Frankfurt where she experienced Kristallnacht. She remembers walking in the street and seeing Jewish places of interest burning and being destroyed. Close non-Jewish friends turned against her and her family which impacted her greatly. Her parents thought it would be good for her to come to the UK. She arrived in Cardiff in 1938 when she was 17 but relocated to Manchester soon after, where she was a student nurse at Crumpsall Hospital for seven years, and became a staff nurse. Rosel married Arthur in 1947 and had two daughters. Sadly, Arthur died suddenly in April 1969. Rosel was introduced to her second husband, Asher who had also been widowed, and married him in 1971. She went to live with him in Dublin. Rosel has many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Sadly Rosel's parents and two younger brothers were killed in concentration camps, along with many of her extended family. However, her sisters Hannelore and Hildegard survived the camps. Rosel's book is part of the My Voice book collection, a stand-alone project of The Fed, the leading Jewish social care charity in Manchester, dedicated to preserving the life stories of Holocaust survivors and refugees from Nazi persecution who settled in the UK. The oral history, which is recorded and transcribed, captures their entire lives from before, during and after the war years. The books are written in the words of the survivor so that future generations can always hear their voice. The My Voice book collection is a valuable resource for Holocaust awareness and education.Back Jacket
The My Voice Project is a unique initiative by The Fed, Manchester's leading social care charity serving the Jewish community. The My Voice Project empowers Holocaust survivors and refugees from Nazi persecution who settled in the UK to share their entire life stories including experiences before, during and after the war years. This project involves a bespoke methodological approach, producing books that preserve their unique voices. The My Voice Project ensures firsthand accounts are remembered and valued for future generations, highlighting the critical role of individual perspectives in ensuring a deeper historical understanding.
Rosel Siev was born in Aurich, north west Germany in June 1921. Growing up in a tight-knit religious Jewish family, she had a happy childhood - one of five children. Later moving to Fulda and Frankfurt, she experienced the November Pogroms/Kristallnacht, when she remembers walking in the street and seeing Jewish property on fire, being destroyed. Close non-Jewish friends turned against her and her family, which impacted her greatly. Her parents thought it would be safer for her to come to live in the UK, so she was separated from her parents and siblings. Rosel arrived in Cardiff in 1938 when she was 17 but relocated to Manchester soon after, where she studied nursing at Crumpsall Hospital, later becoming a staff nurse. Rosel married Arthur in 1947 and had two daughters. Sadly, Arthur died suddenly in 1969. Asher, who had also been widowed, was later introduced to Rosel and they married in 1971. Rosel relocated to Dublin and had many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Rosel's book is part of the My Voice book collection.Author Biography
The Fed is Manchester's leading social care charity serving the Jewish community. In June of 2021, The Fed were awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service for the My Voice Project, the highest possible accolade for a voluntary sector group.
