{"id":1833,"date":"2015-03-10T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/?p=1833"},"modified":"2015-03-10T09:09:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T09:09:24","slug":"freddie-knoller-at-mosaic-hamakom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/all-news\/news\/freddie-knoller-at-mosaic-hamakom\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddie Knoller at Mosaic Hamakom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1834\" src=\"https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_3461-2-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3461 (2)\" width=\"396\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_3461-2-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_3461-2-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_3461-2.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/>&#8220;Freddie Knoller told of his experiences during the Shoah. It gave me a completely new insight into this horrible and tragic event. You can read as many history books as you like, none compare to hearing the real story from the perspective of a survivor.\u00a0 His positive outlook on life despite what he lived through has made me realise what \u201cinspirational\u201d really means.&#8221;<br \/>\n(Sam, age 14)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1835\" src=\"https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/knoller1.jpg\" alt=\"knoller1\" width=\"393\" height=\"252\" \/>Over\u00a0100 people joined the older students of Mosaic HaMakom, the pluralistic religion School in North West London, to listen to Freddie Knoller tell his story of surviving \u00a0Auschwitz and the Holocaust..<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1836\" src=\"https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/knoller2.jpg\" alt=\"knoller2\" width=\"389\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/knoller2.jpg 643w, https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/knoller2-624x449.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Freddie left Vienna in his mid teens and made his way through Europe into France where he obtained false papers and joined the \u00a0Resistance, posing as a French National.\u00a0 His jilted local girlfriend then uncovered his identity and he was sent to Auschwitz and subsequently Bergen Belsen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Freddie, an articulate and capable speaker at the age of 94 enthralled the audience with his extraordinary story of survival and optimism.\u00a0 When asked by one of the youngsters how he managed to survive in the face of such adversity, \u00a0he told them of their need to seize every opportunity which life throws at them and always be\u00a0 optimistic and positive about everything \u00a0that they do.<\/p>\n<p>The talk was held at Bessborough Road, Harrow on Sunday March 8 where the Religion School is held .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Freddie Knoller told of his experiences during the Shoah. It gave me a completely new insight into this horrible and tragic event. 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