With a Song in My Heart - Leon Greenman | Ruth-Anne Lenga

For London-born AUSCHWITZ survivor LEON GREENMAN it was after the HOLOCAUST that he said his nightmare really began. Every day was an agonising struggle for survival. To mark HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2022, the UCL CENTRE FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION, has created a podcast reflecting on Leon’s life and work, and the daily trauma of his survival. Leon passed away in 2008 at the grand age of 97. RUTH-ANNE LENGA, Associate Professor (Teaching) and Programme Director, UCL CENTRE FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION, was privileged to be with him at that moment. Ruth-Anne’s long friendship with Leon gave her – and in turn the Centre – a rare insight into how he lived with the trauma of the past and what drove him to become a force for good despite the suffering he had endured. Leon’s mission was to bear witness so that atrocities, such as the Holocaust, would never happen again. He spoke to thousands and thousands of people, especially young people, over his lifetime, and his testimony and humour shaped many of their lives. He also spoke to many teachers-in-training at the INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (IOE) - UCL'S FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIETY, and the experience left a lasting impression that has stayed with them through their careers. PRESENTER | Ruth-Anne Lenga, Associate Professor (Teaching) & Programme Director, UCL Centre for Holocaust Education. ARCHIVE AUDIO | Testimony of Leon Greenman, licensed courtesy of USC Shoah Foundation. CONTRIBUTORS | Vicky O'Kelly, Head of RE & PSHE, Verulam School | Jack Scholes, Lytham St Anne's High School. MUSIC | "With A Song In My Heart", Rodgers/Hart, licensed courtesy of Warner Chappell/Concord & performed by Leon Greenman | Franz Lehár "Das Land des Lachelns (The Land of Smiles), Act II: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz!" Performed by Richard Tauber (tenor), Berlin Staatskapelle & Franz Lehár, (conductor), licensed courtesy of Jube Classic. COVER IMAGE | Photograph of Leon Greenman © Joel Redman. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio (http://www.chromemedia.co.uk/) for UCL Centre for Holocaust Education (https://holocausteducation.org.uk/) | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Assistant Producer - Corey Soper, Lecturer, UCL Centre for Holocaust Education | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.