STUDENTS at Middlewich High School gained a unique insight into the Holocaust last week, with a visit from an Austrian-born Jewish man who survived it.

Harry Bibring visited Year Nine students on Tuesday, November 22, recalling his memories of World War Two before taking part in a question and answer session.

The visit was part of the Holocaust Educational Trust’s (HET) outreach programme.

Keith Simpson, head teacher at Middlewich High School said: “It is a privilege for us to welcome Harry Bibring to our school and his testimony will remain a powerful reminder of the horrors so many experienced.

“We are grateful to the HET for co-ordinating the visit and we hope that by hearing Harry’s testimony, it will encourage our students to learn from the lessons of the Holocaust and make a positive difference in their own lives.”

Born in Vienna in 1925, Harry and his sister were separated from their parents, who sent them to England in 1938 to escape persecution.

Sadly, both of his parents died early in the war. Harry, now 90, visits schools around the country educating schoolchildren.

Karen Pollock MBE, chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust added: “The HET educates and engages students from across the UK, from all communities about the Holocaust and there can be no better way than through the first-hand testimony of a survivor.

“Harry’s story is one of tremendous courage during horrific circumstances and by hearing his testimony, students will have the opportunity to learn where prejudice and racism can ultimately lead.”