Gena Turgel
Gena Turgel (née Goldfinger; 1 February 1923[2] – 7 June 2018) was a Jewish Polish author, educator, and Holocaust survivor.
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| Born | Gena Goldfinger 1 February 1923 Kraków, Poland |
| Died | 7 June 2018 (aged 95) |
| Occupation | Author, educator |
| Language | English, Polish |
| Period | 1987–2018 |
| Genre | Memoir, essay |
| Notable works | I Light a Candle |
| Spouse | Norman Turgel[1] (m. 1945) |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Relatives | Miriam Goldfinger, Janek Goldfinger, Hela Goldfinger, Willek Goldfinger |
Her memoir, I Light a Candle, was published in 1987. She spent much of her life educating British school pupils about the Holocaust.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lambert, Angela (13 April 1995). "From out of the horror, a love story". The Independent. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "Heartfelt tributes to Gena Turgel: 'A shining light has gone out and will never be replaced'".
- ↑ Morris, James (30 January 2017). "Holocaust memorial: Gena Turgel tells Islington pupils 'it's my duty to tell survival story'". Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.