Faith and the Holocaust
Lily Ebert was 20 when the Nazis deported her from her Hungarian hometown to Auschwitz. She tells Aleem Maqbool how she held onto her faith in the most horrific circumstances.
Lily Ebert was 20 when the Nazis deported her from her Hungarian hometown to Auschwitz. Remarkably she survived, and so did her faith. Now a 99 year old grandmother, she tells Aleem Maqbool how the Judaism of her childhood, sustained her in the most horrific circumstances.
Her moving story sparks a discussion on the impact that the Holocaust had on Jewish belief and practice and how the repercussions are manifest in the modern day.
Last on
More episodes
Broadcast
- Mon 23 Jan 202316:30BBC Radio 4
Six things you might not know about chanting
Here are six things we learned from Beyond Belief’s exploration of the power of chanting.
Podcast
![]()
Beyond Belief
Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world
