The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a special online Talking Memory opening event for the new exhibition Fanny’s Journey.

Join us as we celebrate this moving exhibition that brings to life the experiences of Fanny Ben Ami through her expressive and powerful drawings. Fanny’s Journey tells the extraordinary story of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl who was born in Germany, grew up in France, and—after the rise of Nazism—found herself responsible for leading a group of Jewish children to safety. The exhibition presents the artworks she created later in life, accompanied by short excerpts from her testimony, illuminating one young girl’s courage, responsibility, and resilience.

The programme will feature:

Opening Remarks
Professor Aryeh Barnea will reflect on the critical work of the OSE (Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants – the Children’s Aid Society), the underground rescue network that saved thousands of Jewish children—including Fanny—by sheltering them in children’s homes, placing them with foster families, or helping them escape across borders.

Guest Speakers
Lilach Efraim, curator of Fanny’s Journey, will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the exhibition.
Greta Barak, archivist at the Ghetto Fighters’ House, will present a selection of OSE documents from the archive that help contextualise the story of Fanny and the children she helped lead to freedom.

This event is presented in partnership with the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, Classrooms Without Borders, the Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University, and Yad LaYeled France.