- Discussion or Talk
- 17 Sep 1:00 pm
From Kazakhstan to Kilkeel: The Story of The Sekules Family
To mark Good Relations Week and its theme of ‘OpportUNITY’, Csilla Toldy and Esther Bloch (Sekules) tell the powerful story of the Sekules family, who came to settle in Northern Ireland in 1947.
The family was Jewish and had to flee their native Vienna when Germany invaded Austria. They ended up living for many years in Soviet detention camps in Kazakhstan before coming to Northern Ireland. In 1950, Edith and her husband Kurt established a successful knitting factory in Kilkeel, which at times employed over 100 women.
Csilla, whose book Enemy Alien was based on the early life of Walter Sekules (Edith and Kurt’s son, and Esther, the youngest daughter of the family, come together to tell the family’s extraordinary story.
This project is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
EVENT ADDRESS
Linen Hall Library17 Donegall Square North
Belfast, BT1 5GB United Kingdom
EVENT SOCIAL MEDIA
This is a free event, but space is limited and tickets are required for entry. For further information on this event, and to book your free ticket online, please visit: https://www.linenhall.com/event/from-kazakhstan-to-kilkeel-the-story-of-the-sekules-family/
Belfast City Council
The Linen Hall
Contact Name: Stuart Quate
Contact Number: +44 (0)28 9032 1707
Contact Email: [email protected]
Address: 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast, Antrim BT1 5GB,
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