Trudy Gold
DIN and Abba Kovner: Justice or Revenge?
Summary
Abba Kovner (1918–1987): From his birth to his involvement with Hashomer Hatzair in Vilnius, Kovner’s journey unfolds amid the harsh realities of the Nazi invasion, ghettos, and the contrast between brutality, represented by Franz Murer, and heroism, as seen in figures like Anna Borkowska. The lecture concludes by reflecting on post-war ethical challenges, spotlighting the complex dynamics of justice and posing poignant questions about struggles, including the rescue of Jews.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.
He was arrested and the British imprisoned him. He threw the poison overseas, and then he must have reconsidered.
They didn’t get to him. It’s interesting because if you look at the Wannsee Conference, there were 16 people around the table, 1/3 of them died in accidents or committed suicide. Probably the work of the Avengers which is what Robert Wistrich thought.
What was amazing about the Partisan Brigade is that they would take anyone who could make it to the forest. They even had a bakery in the forest. When the other partisan groups stole flour, they made it into bread.