The heroine who said nothing

Tom Chapman  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Jul 2013
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The heroine who said nothing

Elsie Tilney in her younger years

Pastor Tom Chapman remembers the life of a Christian missionary who saved Jewish children from the Holocaust

It is a great privilege to belong to a church with a history.

This year held a great surprise. Surrey Chapel, Norwich, has its own Holocaust heroine! The story first emerged when London barrister Professor Philippe Sands was researching his family history following the death of his father. He opened an insignificant suitcase belonging to his mother. Out fell a yellowing scrap of paper, with a handwritten note which reads: ‘Miss E.M. Tilney, “Menuka”, Blue Bell Rd., Norwich, Angleterre’. After careful research, this clue brought a fascinating story to light.

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