Holocaust Survivor

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In the Holocaust, six million Jews, and many others, were killed in camps. But despite innumerable international declarations, and legislation intended to outlaw racism of any kind, anti-Semitism has never disappeared completely, and many fear it’s on the increase. The stories of the dwindling numbers of survivors remain invaluable to understanding the holocaust. Ellen Davis, from Swansea, was a child in Nazi Germany when she was put on a train and forced to leave behind both her parents and the brothers and sisters she had cared for all her life. The trauma of that parting was immense. She recounted her experiences in the book Kerry’s Children and at 91 she continues to speak out. To mark her passing early in 2026, we delved into the All Things Considered archive for a two-part programme (combined here into one programme), first broadcast in 2005, in which Ellen Davis speaks to Peter Baker.