The Final Days
Marceline Loridan-Ivens recalls her final and terrible days of the concentration camps.
Marceline Loridan-Ivens searingly honest acount of how she survived the Holocaust is written in the form of a letter to her father who did not survive the horrors, and who she has never known as an adult. In today's episode she recalls her final and terrible days in the concentration camps, and tries to imagine what happened to her father as he was forcibly marched hundreds of kilometres, away from the advancing Allies. Sara Kestelman reads.
Translated by Sandra Smith
Abridged by Penny Leicester
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Sara Kestelman |
| Author | Marceline Loridan-Ivens |
| Abridger | Penny Leicester |
| Producer | Elizabeth Allard |
Broadcasts
- Wed 23 Mar 2016 09:45±«Óãtv Radio 4 FM
- Thu 24 Mar 2016 00:30±«Óãtv Radio 4
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