Auntie Ada: The Unlikeliest Hero of the Holocaust by Ian Peter Judson

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Auntie Ada: The Unlikeliest Hero of the Holocaust is the story of the author’s Great Auntie Ada, who people will come to know better as Sister Agnes (Clare) Walsh, a British Hero of the Holocaust.

The book covers her journey to becoming a Daughter of Charity, her subsequent service in the orphanages of revolutionary Ireland, followed by Jerusalem. Following the Nazi invasion of France in 1940, Ada finds herself in danger while helping to shelter Jews. This is her story.

Year first published: 2025