7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Impossible Reconstructions: Families After the Holocaust 5 May at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Impossible Reconstructions: Families After the Holocaust Rebecca Clifford at the Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre. This talk will explore not only why family reunification proved so difficult in the immediate postwar period, but also how children subjectively experienced such events. It will be of relevance not only for those interested in the legacies of the Holocaust, but for anyone interested in separated families in the present. Free
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sisters in Arms: Women in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War 9 May at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sisters in Arms: Women in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War In his recent book 'Sisters in Arms' (Cambridge University Press, 2020), which draws on a multitude of sources and combines organisational history with the personal experiences of servicewomen, Jeremy Crang traces the wartime history of the WAAF, ATS and WRNS and the integration of women into the armed forces. The author will talk about his book and what life was like for women in the auxiliary services. Free
9 May at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sisters in Arms: Women in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War