The Jewish Society, jointly with the History Society and the Girls’ School, had the immense privilege of hearing the story of Holocaust survivor Dr Agnes Kaposi. Interviewed by her granddaughter Molly, Agnes told about her life experiences and how she re-built her life following the atrocities.
Centred around three special people involved, Agnes’ story was a harrowing and stark one – half her family were murdered in the war; a demonstration of the depths to which humanity can sink. At the same time, it is also a show of the hope and humanity which can be found in even the darkest places. Having explained how she spent comparatively minimal time in concentration camps relative to other survivors, Agnes then went on to tell the story of how she rebuilt her life in Hungary and then England. She became an engineer, only the third Female fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and built a family.
Her book, Yellow Star Red Star, is available to buy from March of the Living. It tells her story, verified at all junctures by Holocaust historian Dr László Csősz, and all proceeds go to Holocaust Education and charities that have supported Agnes.
The School would like to thank Dr Kaposi, Molly, Dr Csősz and Cassie Matus (CEO of March of the Living) for their time. It was our honour to organise this event.
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