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Remembering Renee Bornstein – Born 1934 – Died 2024
We are sad to announce the passing of Renee Bornstein, a Holocaust survivor and educator and wife of Ernst Israel Bornstein, author of The Long Night.
Born in France in 1934, Renee’s life became very difficult when the Nazis occupied Vichy France. She joined 32 other children as they crossed the borders to neutral Switzerland, but she was arrested by The Gestapo aged 10 and held prisoner. She was saved by the relentless work of French Resistance fighter Marianne Cohn and released by the Mayor of Annemasse.
About Holocaust Matters
Holocaust Matters serves as an important resource for Holocaust education around the world.
Holocaust Matters was founded by Dr Noemie Lopian, who is the daughter of Dr Ernst Israel Bornstein. His memoirs, The Long Night, has sold thousands of copies around the world and reflect on his journey as a 14 year old boy who survived seven Nazi labour and extermination camps during the Holocaust.
Today, Noemie continues to share her father’s and mother’s separate stories of Holocaust survival, speaking regularly at schools, universities, governing bodies and events across the country.
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Dr Noemie Lopian visits King David Primary School years 5 and 6 on Yom HaZikaron
Message from the school:
Thank you so much for coming in to speak to our Year 5 & 6 pupils about you own personal family story during the Holocaust. The children gained so much from hearing this from you. Thank you for giving them the opportunity to ask the many questions they have and for helping them understand what life was like for the Jews during this time.Kind Regards, Rayna
Noemie Lopian Recognised as Outstanding Individual Volunteer By 10 Downing Street
Noemie Lopian Speaks With Hungarian Holocaust Survivor Tomi Komoly on BBC Breakfast
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Renee Bornstein
Renee Bornstein (wife of Ernst Israel Bornstein), Holocaust Survivor, awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to Holocaust education and commemoration (June 2021).
Inspired by The Long Night, the memoirs of Ernst Israel Bornstein, a Holocaust Survivor
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Ernst’s life story
Ernst Israel Bornstein was born in Zawiercie, Poland in 1922. He was the oldest of four children. He was educated in Jewish schools and was an talented student who spoke German, Yiddish and Polish. He was incarcerated in seven concentration camps, enduring the infamous “death march” until finally being liberated by American soldiers near Lake Starnberg in Bavaria on 30 April 1945. His parents and two younger sisters perished at Auschwitz…
About Holocaust Matters
Holocaust Matters is an interactive educational tool for anyone interested in the Holocaust including schools and those with a professional or personal research interest. It is run by the family of Holocaust survivor Dr Ernst Israel Bornstein to showcase excerpts of his memoir ‘The Long Night’ which tells of his miraculous survival from seven Nazi labour and death camps during World War II…
“You should read this crucial testimony. It is a terrifying personal account of an unspeakable clinical horror, all the more powerful for being told with remarkable self-restraint.”
— Jonathan Dimbley, Writer and Broadcaster
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