Ilfracombe Exhibition A Synagogue in Ilfracombe. The Fainlight Family

Shajeev Wanigasekara

19th December 2024

Shajeev speaks about his childhood, particularly schooling and how his school was an example of a colonial legacy. He had a fantastic time and considers it a very important part of his identity. University and his studies were dipped into next, along with discussions...

Mark Presland

19th December 2024

Mark speaks about his family many of whom hail from Burma (now Myanmar) as well as recent explorations of heritage that have revealed a connection to France. His father was Anglo-Indian and with Portuguese heritage too. He believes his paternal grandmother was...

Rachael Smith

19th December 2024

Rachael describes her childhood growing up in Hemel Hempstead, playing in the fields, the daughter of a Romany father and a White British middle class mother whose marriage crossed the social divide. She spoke of her father’s and her own psychic abilities and how her...

Shajeev Wanigasekara

19th December 2024

Mark Presland

19th December 2024

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