A HOLOCAUST survivor is set to speak of her experiences in a Nazi concentration camp as part of Holocaust Memorial Day.

Joanna Millan was sent to the Theresienstadt ghetto in 1943, alongside her mother, who died a year later, leaving Joanna orphaned.

She was flown to the UK in 1945, after being rescued by the Red Cross and was adopted by a Jewish couple living in London.

Joanna will speak at the commemoration event at Dudley College’s Broadway campus on Friday, January 27, which will also include a short presentation from former students of Ellowes Hall School who recently went to Auschwitz through the Holocaust Educational Trust’s ‘Lessons from Auschwitz programme.’ The service will start at noon and last around one hour and will include the lighting of a ceremonial candle of remembrance and prayers led by Rabbi Margaret Jacobi.

Dudley North Ian Austin MP, who has organized the event, said: “To have Joanna speaking at the event is a great honour. To have someone who has such a fascinating and tragic life story talking face to face with veterans, residents and students here in Dudley is a real privilege and something I am sure they will never forget.

“I have been to Auschwitz with local students from Dudley and what we saw was truly chilling. This event will be about remembering those who died and also thanking those local heroes, such as Frank Foley and the many other war veterans who I have met, who risked their lives to save others and rid Europe of the hatred and bigotry of the Nazis.”