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Toys, Tales, Tenacity: The Podcast

Listen to true tales of tenacity as three extraordinary individuals share their stories of how war and conflict have impacted their childhood. 

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A black and white photograph of a young boy sitting on a chair. He is holding an open book and smiling into the camera. He is wearing a checked shirt with rolled up sleeves.

Toys, Tales, Tenacity: Garry Fabian

Garry Fabian was just eight years old when he and his parents were interned at Theresienstadt.

A group of five people standing together against a tall bush. On the left, there is a wman holding the shoulders of a small boy. On the right, there is a woman holding a small child on her hip. A young girl, Silke Hesse, is standing in front of this woman. The image is in black and white.

Toys, Tales, Tenacity: Silke Hesse

Silke Hesse was among more than 12,000 people who were held in internment camps across Australia in the Second World War.

A black and white photo showing a young girl running in a field. She is wearing a white dress with a collar and a big white bow in her short hair. She is smiling as she moves.

Toys, Tales, Tenacity: Bep-Rie Gomperts

Bep-Rie Gomperts spent her childhood moving from family to family for safety and was separated from her mother just shy of her sixth birthday.

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