Date of birth:

1907

Date of death:

June 1997

Nationality:

British

Ivy and her sister Louisa sheltered Soviet forced laborers during the German occupation of the Channel Islands. The Geheime Feldpolizei arrested the two sisters and their brother Harold in 1944. Louisa died in Ravensbrück, while Harold survived Bergen-Belsen. Ivy served her prison sentence in Jersey on grounds of fabricated health issues, which made it possible for her to avoid deportation.

The Soviet forced laborers survived the war.

Her brother Harold and sister Louisa were also recipients of the British Hero of the Holocaust award.

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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

• - Heroes of the Holocaust: Ordinary Britons Who Risked Their Lives to Make a Difference
  - The Ultimate Sacrifice: The Jersey Twenty and Their 'offences Against the Occupying Authorities' 1940-1945