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Helen Lewis (1916-2009) was a dancer, choreographer and Holocaust Survivor who moved to Belfast after WW2.

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Growing up in Czechoslovakia, she witnessed attitudes towards her Jewish friends and family change with the rise of Nazis Germany. When the war broke out, she, her husband and her parents were moved to the Jewish ghetto Terez\xedn before being imprisoned in separate concentration camps \u2014 where only she survived.

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In this week's episode, we caught up with friends, family members and former students of Helen to find out more about her remarkable life and why it's more important than ever to keep telling her story today.

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Check it out.

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This episode is part of\xa0The Streets Where They Lived: a new documentary collaboration between Successful Belfast, Belfast Buildings Trust, and Best of Belfast.\xa0The Streets Where They Lived\xa0will feature the stories of six incredible but sometimes overlooked men and women from Belfast and some of the buildings and places in the City with which they\u2019re connected.

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The project is a collaboration with Successful Belfast, a project of Belfast Buildings Trust. It is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Belfast Buildings Trust is a charity founded in 1996 to regenerate Belfast\u2019s landmark buildings. The Trust works to ensure that the City\u2019s authentic heritage is made relevant for people today. One of its projects is Successful Belfast, which champions new and creative ways of involving people in Belfast\u2019s future development. \xa0

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Website link: https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/helen-lewis-holocaust-survivor

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Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.

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To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/

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Cheers!

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\u2014 Matt\xa0