A Holocaust survivor visited a school in Ascot this week to teach them about the horrors of his experience.

Rudi Oppenheimer BEM, born in Berlin in 1931, was rounded up with his family in 1943 and sent to a concentration camp.

Westerbork transit camp was where Oppenheimer was sent, the camp where Anne Frank was also sent in 1944, and acted as a deportation point for Jews being sent to Auschwitz.

In just over two years, 97,776 Jews were deported from Westerbork camp to be sent to different concentration camps. 

Oppenheimer was at the transit camp until the liberation of the camp in 1945, and both of his parents died at the camp. 

Once the war ended and the Soviet army liberated their camp, Oppenheimer and his brother moved to live with an aunt and uncle in London.

Oppenheimer visited St George's school in Ascot to tell them his story, as part of his role at the Holocaust Educational Trust. 

Karen Pollock MBE, head of the trust, said: "The Holocaust Educational Trust educates and engages students from across the UK, from all communities about the Holocaust and there can be no better way than through the first-hand testimony of a survivor. 

"Rudi’s story is one of tremendous courage during horrific circumstances and by hearing his testimony, students will have the opportunity to learn where prejudice and racism can ultimately lead.

“At the Trust, we impart the history of the Holocaust to young people, to ensure that we honour the memory of those whose lives were lost and take forward the lessons taught by those who survived.”