This is a photo of my father Azad Choudhury. He came to the UK from Bangladesh on 24th September 1973 to study English Literature. He arrived with an umbrella, a briefcase and five pounds. It didn’t take long for the money and briefcase to be stolen. Despite the initial setback, there was a small community… Read more
The Finnegan family from Dublin on board the Empress of England, about to leave Liverpool for Toronto. Mr Finnegan and his wife had thirteen children, ten of whom are in the photograph. Their other three children were due to join them at a later date. Mr Finnegan, a fitter and welder, had as yet no… Read more
Yaacov Schloss was born in Gelsenkirchen Westphalia in 1924. His parents were murdered in Auschwitz in September 1942. Following the outbreak of war, he travelled around Europe before joining the British Army (Pioneer Corps) in Algiers around 1944. In 1945 he joined the Jewish 3 troop 10 Commando unit, where he served until 1947. He… Read more
