My Voice: Marianne Philipps
This is My voice, My Life recounts the life story of Marianne Phillips, born in 1924 in Berlin.
Growing up happily in a Jewish household, Marianne’s life changed drastically with Hitler’s rise to power in 1933. After her mother’s tragic death in 1936, her father temporarily placed his children in a Jewish orphanage. There, she looked after her brother Herbert, and she also met Harry, her future husband. Marianne vividly recalls the aftermath of Kristallnacht in November 1938. Following a brief family reunion, with the aid of her aunt, she boarded the Kindertransport to England in August 1939, living with the Rutter family in Somerset, where she worked as a domestic worker and nanny.
During the war, Marianne lived in a children’s refugee hostel in London. Harry, her future husband, was briefly interned on the Isle of Man before joining the British Army. They married in 1943, settling in Maidenhead. Marianne began a dressmaking business and became deeply involved in Jewish communal life.
After Harry’s passing, Marianne relocated to Manchester to be near her children and grandchildren. She dedicated herself to teaching Hebrew, volunteering with The Fed and Manchester Jewish Museum, as well as knitting soft toys for charity. She returned to Berlin to pay tribute to her lost family. Tragically, her father and brother perished at Auschwitz.
Throughout her life, Marianne kept her faith in God and dedication to her community. Her forward-looking perspective on life, generosity, and strength of character shines through her narrative.

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My Voice: Marianne Philipps
This is My voice, My Life recounts the life story of Marianne Phillips, born in 1924 in Berlin.
Growing up happily in a Jewish household, Marianne’s life changed drastically with Hitler’s rise to power in 1933. After her mother’s tragic death in 1936, her father temporarily placed his children in a Jewish orphanage. There, she looked after her brother Herbert, and she also met Harry, her future husband. Marianne vividly recalls the aftermath of Kristallnacht in November 1938. Following a brief family reunion, with the aid of her aunt, she boarded the Kindertransport to England in August 1939, living with the Rutter family in Somerset, where she worked as a domestic worker and nanny.
During the war, Marianne lived in a children’s refugee hostel in London. Harry, her future husband, was briefly interned on the Isle of Man before joining the British Army. They married in 1943, settling in Maidenhead. Marianne began a dressmaking business and became deeply involved in Jewish communal life.
After Harry’s passing, Marianne relocated to Manchester to be near her children and grandchildren. She dedicated herself to teaching Hebrew, volunteering with The Fed and Manchester Jewish Museum, as well as knitting soft toys for charity. She returned to Berlin to pay tribute to her lost family. Tragically, her father and brother perished at Auschwitz.
Throughout her life, Marianne kept her faith in God and dedication to her community. Her forward-looking perspective on life, generosity, and strength of character shines through her narrative.

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My Voice: Marianne Philipps

My Voice: Marianne Philipps

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My Voice: Marianne Philipps

My Voice: Marianne Philipps

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This is My voice, My Life recounts the life story of Marianne Phillips, born in 1924 in Berlin.
Growing up happily in a Jewish household, Marianne’s life changed drastically with Hitler’s rise to power in 1933. After her mother’s tragic death in 1936, her father temporarily placed his children in a Jewish orphanage. There, she looked after her brother Herbert, and she also met Harry, her future husband. Marianne vividly recalls the aftermath of Kristallnacht in November 1938. Following a brief family reunion, with the aid of her aunt, she boarded the Kindertransport to England in August 1939, living with the Rutter family in Somerset, where she worked as a domestic worker and nanny.
During the war, Marianne lived in a children’s refugee hostel in London. Harry, her future husband, was briefly interned on the Isle of Man before joining the British Army. They married in 1943, settling in Maidenhead. Marianne began a dressmaking business and became deeply involved in Jewish communal life.
After Harry’s passing, Marianne relocated to Manchester to be near her children and grandchildren. She dedicated herself to teaching Hebrew, volunteering with The Fed and Manchester Jewish Museum, as well as knitting soft toys for charity. She returned to Berlin to pay tribute to her lost family. Tragically, her father and brother perished at Auschwitz.
Throughout her life, Marianne kept her faith in God and dedication to her community. Her forward-looking perspective on life, generosity, and strength of character shines through her narrative.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781526186645
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication date: 09/10/2024
Series: My Voice: The Remarkable Life Stories of Holocaust Survivors
Pages: 138
Product dimensions: 5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x (d)

About the Author

The Fed is Manchester's leading social care charity serving the Jewish community. In June 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.

Table of Contents

1 – Family life in Berlin - the early days
2 – The Rise of Hitler
3 – Auerbach Orphanage
4 – Kristallnacht - 9th November 1938
5 – The Kindertransport
6 – England at last!
7 – My new home
8 – The outbreak of war
9 – Harry is apprenticed (again)
10 – London bound
11 – Eighteen at last!
12 – Our wedding
13 – Married life
14 – New house, new family, new jobs
15 – Synagogues – small and large
16 – Ravenswood Village
17 – Returning to Berlin
18 – The move to Manchester
19 – Postscript
Glossary
My Voice volunteers
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