Lydia Tischler was born in Ostrava in what was then Czechoslovakia. Her story takes her from childhood innocence to the horrors of the ghetto-camp of Theresienstadt, where she spent two years before volunteering to go to Auschwitz after learning that her mother and sister were being transported there.
After liberation in 1945, Lydia came to England in a Wellington bomber aircraft as one of The Windermere Boys. Lydia has gone onto to live a fulfilled, meaningful life, working as a child psychotherapist for over 65 years and marrying Salo Tischler in November 1975.
Lydia'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.
By:
The Fed
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 9mm
Weight: 176g
ISBN: 9781526192578
ISBN 10: 1526192578
Series: My Voice: The Remarkable Life Stories of Holocaust Survivors
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 06 August 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
My father’s family tree My mother’s family tree 1 A family of opposites 2 Growing up in Ostrava 3 Schnitzels, homemade pasta and gateau 4 Tensions at home 5 Germany marches into Czechoslovakia 6 Our escape to Poland 7 The orphanage that inspired my career 8 Chief packer and delouser at Theresienstadt 9 I volunteered to go to Auschwitz 10 Digging trenches in Oederan 11 A lesson in belief 12 Liberation and my first taste of vodka 13 Finding a home in England 14 Back to school at last 15 Working in a children’s home 16 Friendships, working and studying 17 Training with Anna Freud 18 Processing the loss of my mother 19 Reconnecting with Rutka 20 Spreading my wings 21 Meeting Salo through work 22 Adventures in my Mini 23 Putting down roots 24 A late marriage and more loss 25 New life, next steps 26 Secrets and survivor’s guilt 27 My mother would be proud 28 I feel more Jewish than English 29 We must not hate or denigrate Glossary My Voice volunteers About The Fed -- .
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.
