My Voice: Ruth Lachs

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Ruth Lachs was born Ruth Gans in Hamburg in March 1936. Following the devastating impact of Kristallnacht, her family decided that they should move to Holland. My Voice: Ruth Lachs recounts the story of her life before, during and after the Holocaust. At the age of six she narrowly escaped deportation, when she and her brother Karel lived with a non-Jewish couple for a while. To hide her Jewish identity, Ruth assumed a new name. Under the pretence of being an orphan, she was taken to a gathering place and hidden overnight in a sandpit to avoid being listed by the Germans to be taken away. Ruth later contracted polio which forced her to become separated from her brother, while she was admitted to hospital.

Ruth married Werner Lachs in August 1962. They met in Holland and settled in Manchester, where they had three children, Joanne, Sharon, and Martin. Ruth went on to work in healthcare at The Christie Hospital and Tameside General. Ruth has spoken to many schoolchildren over the years about her experiences of the Holocaust.

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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.