The Keepers of their Stories
September 2026 Yvonne Rado, her sister Debbie and brother Jonathan are my second cousins once removed. Both their parents, Tom and Marysia Rado, have sadly died — Marysia in 2020 from pancreatic cancer, and Tom, in December 2025, after falling while pruning a tree. They were both special people in their own way, and I caught up with them regularly. Coincidentally my mother and their mother shared the same name, Marysia. Yvonne’s grandmother, Tobcia Faitlowicz, was my father
Jane
Sep 14 min read
✨ Full of Stars in Our Eyes ✨
August 2026 Łódź Ghetto Commemoration 2026 Last month I received a call from Mel, the granddaughter of Łódź Ghetto survivor Tuvia Lipson. She was organising this year’s Łódź Ghetto commemoration. She told me that six Lodz ghetto survivors living in Melbourne had died this past year and, for the first time, there weren’t enough survivors left to light the memorial candles, a yearly tradition. As a tribute to the six survivors, she asked a family member of each to make a short
Jane
Sep 13 min read