In apartheid South Africa, many desperate parents fought to rescue their children, arrested for so-called 'anti-apartheid' activities, from the state's clutches. Many of these children were tortured, some were murdered; some were as young as nine years old. The Knock on the Door tells the story of the parents who fought back, and of how the anti-detention movement became part of the mass uprising that brought down apartheid. John Simpson chairs a panel with author Terry Shakinovsky, journalist Jonathan Rosenthal, and mother and son Audrey Coleman and Keith Coleman, who experienced these dreadful crimes.

In association with JCORE

This event took place on Sunday 3rd March as part of Jewish Book Week 2019.