Pilecki Institute, 92 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006

As part of the programme accompanying the exhibition Between Life and Death. Stories of Rescue during the Holocaust, the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS) and the Pilecki Institute in New York invite you to a special conversation with Holocaust survivor Eva Paddock.

At just three and a half years old, Eva Paddock escaped German-Nazi-occupied Europe through the Kindertransport. In July 1939, she and her sister were among the children sent from Prague to safety in England on one of the last Czech Kindertransport trains organised by Sir Nicholas Winton.

During this special conversation and Q&A session, Eva will share her remarkable story of rescue, resilience, and rebuilding her life in a new country. Her personal experience offers an opportunity to reflect not only on the circumstances that made rescue possible, but also on the long-term impact of displacement, survival, and starting a new life after the Holocaust.

Drawing on her long career as a teacher and headteacher, Eva will also share reflections on approaching Holocaust education with care, sensitivity, and clarity. The conversation will therefore connect personal testimony with broader questions about how the history and memory of the Holocaust can be communicated to new generations.

The event will also feature a presentation of Sound in the Silence, an innovative educational programme developed by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity. The programme will be introduced by its Artistic Director, Dan Wolf.

The conversation accompanies the New York presentation of Between Life and Death. Stories of Rescue during the Holocaust, an exhibition that brings together stories of rescuers and survivors from across Europe and explores the choices, relationships, and circumstances that shaped the possibilities of rescue during the Holocaust.

Admission: free and open to the public.