My Voice

Name: My Voice
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Jacques Weisser: Hidden pieces

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Manchester University Press
31 March 2026

Autobiography: historical, political & military; The Holocaust; Jewish studies

Series: My Voice: The Remarkable Life Stories of Holocaust Survivors

As an infant in Antwerp, Jacques Weisser entered the world at a moment of acute danger for Belgian Jews. When his mother was arrested and deported to Auschwitz in 1942, Jacques was left without a parent to protect him. Classified under a temporary Nazi edict sparing children under five, he was moved between an orphanage, hospital and secret hiding place in the Ardennes, surviving only through the intervention of resistance networks and the extraordinary courage of Catholic caregivers. He spent much of the war malnourished, ill and unaware of his family’s fate.

After liberation, Jacques was eventually located by relatives and raised in Belgium before later living in England, Southern Rhodesia and Israel. As an adult, he devoted himself to Holocaust remembrance and education, rediscovering his early history through archival research and reconnecting with other hidden children.

Jacques’s book is part of the My Voice book collection, a stand-alone project of The Fed, the leading Jewish social care charity in Manchester, dedicated to preserving the life stories of Holocaust survivors and refugees from Nazi persecution who settled in the UK. The oral history, which is recorded and transcribed, captures their entire lives from before, during and after the war years. The books are written in the words of the survivor so that future generations can always hear their voice. The My Voice book collection is a valuable resource for Holocaust awareness and education. -- .

Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781807073138
ISBN 10: 1807073130
Series: My Voice: The Remarkable Life Stories of Holocaust Survivors
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 31 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

The Fed is Manchester's leading social care charity serving the Jewish community. In June of 2021, The Fed were awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for the My Voice Project, the highest possible accolade for a voluntary sector group. -- .