HMP The Mount 30th May – 3rd
June
The first time that we have been to
HMP The Mount as far as I can remember, but that’s not very far these days!
A fantastic event made truly great by
the group of guides that I worked with there. It is pretty true to say that
there are not that many Jewish offenders languishing in British Jails, but at
HMP The Mount, I had the pleasure to work with half a dozen Jewish prisoners,
who had volunteered their services as exhibition guides for the event. Their
own history and knowledge of Anne Frank and the Holocaust was perhaps not
surprising but their commitment to explaining the story and the lessons of
these times was truly exemplary, and was very inspiring for visitors to the
exhibition. I was very heartened to see the no. 1 Governor Mark Drury in
attendance at the closing event on Friday where our special guest Speaker
Steven Frank held us all spellbound with his story of survival from
Theresienstadt concentration camp, and how he came to England at the end of the
war and made it his home.
Our special thanks to Head of
Diversity MR Jim Bridger for doing such a grand job in organising it all.
Steven Frank