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Windermere Boys

Jenny (second right) with her newly discovered brothers Saul, Mickey and Howie, whom she found after a 33-year search for her biological father, Holocaust survivor and Windermere Boy Moshe Nurtman.
June 18, 2026, 2:30 pm
The letter that revealed three brothers and a Holocaust survivor father
A DNA test and surname mistake ended a 33-year search and uncovered an unexpected Jewish family
By Jenny Bennett
Windermere child Harry Olmer
January 15, 2026, 4:05 pm
Harry Olmer, Holocaust survivor and Windermere Boy, dies aged 98
Educator and Mill Hill figure rebuilt a Jewish life after surviving Nazi forced labour camps
By Annabel Sinclair
Ike Alterman with his daughters and granddaughters in Peel Square, Manchester
December 5, 2025, 4:39 pm
Holocaust survivor and Windermere Boy Ike Alterman BEM dies aged 97
UK Jewish leaders pay tribute to survivor-educator Ike Alterman, whose testimony shaped generations
By Annabel Sinclair
November 25, 2025, 5:19 pm
A legacy worth its weight in gold: Sir Ben Helfgott Day marked in the Lake District
On what would have been his 96th birthday, Lake Windermere school celebrates Olympian who represented Britain after liberation from the Nazi camps
By Michelle Rosenberg
Walkers retrace the route of the Windermere Boys from Carlisle to Calgarth to mark 80 years since their arrival in the UK.
June 19, 2025, 8:07 pm
Descendants of Windermere Boys retrace Holocaust survivors’ journey 80 years on
Fundraiser walk raises over £57,000 for My Voice testimony project
By Annabel Sinclair
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