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.