Hephzibah Rudofsky

Speaker on the Holocaust

Hephzibah Rudofsky has been working in Holocaust education for twenty years. She is the daughter and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. In 2009 she set up her educational programme ‘Surviving the Holocaust’, focusing on her mother, Lady Zahava Kohn’s story of survival during the Second World War. She has spoken to tens of thousands of pupils in hundreds of schools across Britain, Germany and the USA. She is also the custodian of an important archive of artefacts, letters, documents and other objects collected by her mother and grandmother during their time in Westerbork, Bergen-Belsen and Biberach camps.
There is an added dimensions to these presentations because of the extraordinary documentation and artefacts which are displayed during the presentations.
Following Zahava’s death in 2022, Hephzibah has taken on the mantle to pass on her mother’s remarkable story, with its inspiriting message of hope, to a new generation.
The response has been overwhelmingly positive.
In the words of a pupil:
“You read about this in history text books, internet resources, books, but to hear a story of a personal account from their own recollection is an amazing opportunity. This feels like it is a part of a moment in history. Uplifting and inspiring.”
In April 2015 Hephzibah was a guest on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour.
In October 2015 Hephzibah was awarded the ‘Freedom of the City of London’ for her work in Holocaust education.
In June 2019 Hephzibah received the Points of Light Award from Prime Minister Theresa May in recognition for her work in Holocaust education.