A child survivor of the Holocaust in Poland and Ukraine tells their story

Shimon Redlich was born in 1935 in Lwow, Poland. He survived the Holocaust in the Brzezany Ghetto and in the nearby village of Raj. He settled with his family in Lodz in 1945 and emigrated to Israel in 1950. He is a recipient of the Order for Merit of the President of Ukraine, 2007. Redlich is an Honorary Member, Polish Society of Oral History, 2010. Recipient of the Omelian Kovch Recognition Award, 2013. BA – Hebrew University,  MA – Harvard University,  Ph.D. – New York University. Prof. Redlich lectured at Hunter College, Bar Ilan University, Hebrew University, University of Pittsburgh, and Ben Gurion University from 1970 to 2003. He retired as Prof. Emeritus of Modern Jewish History. He published numerous books and articles on Jewish History in Russia, Poland and Ukraine.

Joanna Michlic specialises in the history and perception of the Holocaust in Poland, the perception of the Jewish community in Poland in the 20^th century, the experience of children surviving the Holocaust, and their rescuers. She has taken academic positions across many countries and taught at universities in the US, Israel, and the UK, most recently, at the University of Bristol. She is the author of 7 books and numerous articles in academic and historic journals. She received her PhD from the London School of Economics (2000).