Bracey, Bertha Lilian

Date of birth:: 1893 (Bournville/Worcestershire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:: 1989
Nationality:: British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

During the Interbellum, Bracey was involved in the aid for Jewish children. In 1934, she was involved in the establishment of a school for Jewish children in the castle of Eerde (Netherlands). She was also instrumental in organizing the pre-war "Kindertransports" and aid to refugees. After the war, she was appointed by the Allied Control Commission to focus on the refugee affairs in post-war Germany and Theresienstadt.

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: General secretary of the Germany
Unit:: Germany (refugees) Emergency Committee
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1942

For her work for refugees.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

British Hero of the Holocaust

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: March 9th, 2010

Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Auschwitz:

"It is right that we reflect and learn from the past as we go forward in the future. That is why I was pleased to create a new award to recognise those amazing British individuals who through extraordinary and selfless acts of bravery protected and rescued Jews and others in the Holocaust. "These individuals are true British heroes and a source of national pride for all of us. They were shining beacons of hope in the midst of terrible evil because they were prepared to take a stand against prejudice, hatred and intolerance. We pay tribute to them for the inspiration they provide now and for future generations to come."

Posthumously awarded

Sources

- THE LONDON GAZETTE 1 January 1942
- Bertha Bracey; 45 Aid Society
- Bertha Bracey
- The Other Schindlers: Why Some People Chose to Save Jews in the Holocaust - Agnes Grunwald-Spier