Memoirs of a Jewish woman, born ca. 1928, who grew up in the Czech town of Čelákovice and was sent by her parents, along with her sister, to England in 1939 under the sponsorship of the British Refugee Committee, due to the rescue activities of Nicholas Winton. Relates her wartime experiences in Wales and her return to Czechoslovakia in 1945. Both her parents were deported and died in concentration camps. Describes antisemitism expressed by some Czechs after the war and resentment shown toward Jews who returned to reclaim their property. Gissing returned to live in England in 1949. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Vera Gissing Livres







Twenty-seven Spanish fairy tales featuring ill-fated princes, beautiful princesses, and wicked magicians.
Twenty-seven Spanish fairy tales featuring ill-fated princes, beautiful princesses, and wicked magicians.
Le livre explore la vie fascinante de Hans Christian Andersen, ami de Charles Dickens, qui a su transcender sa pauvreté grâce à son talent et sa créativité. Il présente une collection de ses contes célèbres, illustrés par des artistes renommés du monde entier, enrichie de nouvelles illustrations. Un hommage à un maître du conte.
Nicholas Winton and the Rescued Generation
- 193pages
- 7 heures de lecture
A practical, lavishly illustrated reference helps readers easily identify hundreds of different rocks, minerals, and gemstones.



