To what extent does the history of Israel-Palestine inform the response to human suffering in present day Gaza? 
This discussion took place in Bristol on Saturday the 4th of November 2023 during a march and rally co-ordinated by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
Jonathan Kempster spoke to Linzy Na Nakorn, a human rights and cycling campaigner (co-director of The Big Ride for Palestine, https://www.thebigride4palestine.com/), and with Kathe Jacob, a local resident and activist who is of Jewish heritage.

Image © Bristol PSC
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Gaza - does history matter?

Sarah O'Reilly discusses this series of interviews with well-known poets, novelists, children's writers, historians and biographers. Interviewed by Ellie Russell.

The Writing Life: Authors Speak

In this track we hear from oral historian Sue Berman who shares a background on the content selected, and some sound clips for the exhibition 'Don't leave town till you've seen the country' The interviewer is Haunui Royal. 2018

Hear more oral histories here: https://soundcloud.com/auckland-libraries/sets/dont-leave-town-till-youve

Reference: 
Olive Ashby https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1842/rec/5
Juliet Batten
https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1071/rec/4

Oral history stories with Sue Berman

This is a story about Vassy Antoniadis who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand,  on the MV Goya in 1951. Vassy was born in Bucharest, Romania to Greek parents. She and her family were among a large group of ethnic Greeks returned to Greece after World War 2 after living in Romania for many years. Greece had been decimated by war and civil war and the prospects for employment were not good. The family reluctantly decided to accept resettlement. Their destination changed from Australia to New Zealand at the last minute. Along with 1000 others they disembarked in Wellington on 2 May 1951 and boarded a train for the Pahiatua Reception and Training Centre. A reporter captured the moment but Vassy did not see the picture until sixty-five years later. This is a short story about coming to NZ and seeing the picture again. 
The picture is held in the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand: "Immigrants on the Goya". Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: 114/290/06-G. /records/23207851

Arriving in Wellington in 1951

Stella Bell is a cheerful member of the Prahran Pool community. She not only enjoys swimming, but also cooking, hiking, computers and even watching Mountain biking!

Stella Bell

From Mark Amery in Paekākāriki the evening of NZ lock down. Musings and songs on a theme: Isolation by Bachelorette, Solitude by Billie Holiday, Isolation is Bliss by Tame Impala and Isolation by John Lennon.

Arriving in Wellington in 1951

OHW - Oral History Stories

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