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12 – School and my Bar Mitzvahs

Chapters in this book

  1. Front matter i
  2. My Voice Project v
  3. Dedication vi
  4. Contents viii
  5. Family tree x
  6. My children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren xii
  7. A note by Danny’s eldest daughter, Linda Price 1
  8. 1 – My early years in Königsberg 2
  9. 2 – How my parents met and married 13
  10. 3 – My father’s escape to the Kitchener Camp 28
  11. 4 – My father’s letters to Walter 43
  12. 5 – My arrival in England 48
  13. 6 – My foster family 56
  14. 7 – Moving to Mabfield Road 64
  15. 8 – My father’s internment 71
  16. 9 – Life in Liverpool during the war 77
  17. 10 – Moving to Manchester 82
  18. 11 – The fate of those left behind 86
  19. 12 – School and my Bar Mitzvahs 100
  20. 13 – Changing names and naturalisation 114
  21. 14 – Meeting Pat 120
  22. 15 – University and a passion for athletics 129
  23. 16 – The 1957 Maccabiah Games 135
  24. 17 – A traditional proposal 142
  25. 18 – Married life 150
  26. 19 – My business ventures 156
  27. 20 – Winning a gold medal at the 1961 Maccabiah Games 160
  28. 21 – Our children 167
  29. 22 – Finding time for my athletic activities 176
  30. 23 – The European Maccabi Games 183
  31. 24 – My involvement with Manchester City 185
  32. 25 – Memories of the children growing up with my parents 193
  33. 26 – My veteran athletic career and The Foxtrotters 198
  34. 27 – Our children’s career paths, grandchildren and great grandchildren 206
  35. 28 – Our holidays 220
  36. 29 – My volunteering roles 230
  37. 30 – Returning to Vienna and Holland 236
  38. 31 – Our famous seder plate 238
  39. 32 – My sporting life reflections 241
  40. 33 – My thoughts on antisemitism and my involvement in Holocaust education 243
  41. 34 – Ellen Rawson 246
  42. 35 – We have to remember 250
  43. 36 – My sporting achievements timeline 253
  44. Glossary 256
  45. My Voice volunteers 259
  46. About The Fed 260
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