Historian and broadcaster Yanky Fachler was born in Letchworth to parents who escaped as teenagers from Nazi Germany. After completing his BA
and MA in London, he lived in Israel for many years before moving to Ireland.
Yanky is the founder and
chair of the Jewish Historical Society of Ireland and is on the board of the Irish Jewish Museum. He is the author of a dozen books on Zionist history and the history of the Irish Jewish community. During the covid era, he delivered 250 zoom talks to a global audience.