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Lecture

Helen Fry
The Vatican and the Holocaust

Wednesday 11.12.2024

How to watch

This lecture starts on 11 December at 5:00pm (UK).

Summary

Helen Fry looks at the Vatican and the Holocaust, having previously focused on Pope Pius XII. In this presentation, we will consider whether there is anything positive in the Vatican’s role in World War II. Is the Vatican the villain in history or is there another side?

Helen Fry

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Helen Fry has authored and edited over 25 books covering the social history of the Second World War, including British Intelligence and the secret war, espionage, and spies, as well as MI9 escape and evasion. She is the foremost authority on the “secret listeners” who worked at special eavesdropping sites operated by British Intelligence during WWII. Helen is the official biographer of MI6 spymaster, Colonel Thomas Joseph Kendrick. She has also extensively written about the 10,000 Germans who fought for Britain during WWII. Helen has appeared in a number of documentaries and has provided advisory services for TV and drama. She also appears regularly in media interviews and podcasts. Helen is an ambassador for the National Centre for Military Intelligence (NCMI) and serves as a trustee of both the Friends of the Intelligence Corps Museum and the Medmenham Collection. She works in London.