Launch of Uprooted Lives
Drawn from obituaries published between 1955 and 2025, these biographical portraits reveal lives transformed by persecution, displacement and renewal. They include internationally renowned figures such as Rabbi Dr Leo Baeck, Anna Essinger, Melanie Klein, Dr Alfred Wiener, Dr Eva Reichmann, Sir Ernst Gombrich, Sir Ernst Chain, Sir Ludwig Guttmann, Anna Freud CBE, Judith Kerr OBE, Hella Pick CBE, Dame Stephanie Shirley, and many others whose achievements transformed British intellectual, cultural, scientific and public life.
Alongside these eminent names are hundreds of less familiar but equally compelling life histories of educators, lawyers, doctors, artists, musicians, entrepreneurs, social workers, psychologists and community leaders. They form a unique collective biography of a generation of refugees who rebuilt their lives and helped shape modern Britain. Richly illustrated by photographs and spanning eight decades, the book is a work of remembrance and provides a unique record of lived experiences.
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