Ernest Hall as a young man with the Fastentuch in the background. Photo: Courtesy of Andy Hall.

‘I have nothing to forgive.’

Love, hope and imprisonment: Laura Church on Ernest Hall and Etty Hillesum

‘I have nothing to forgive.’

by Laura Church 31st October 2025

Love, hope and imprisonment are all subjects I find fascinating, particularly when they co-exist. A chance conversation with Andy Hall one Sunday after Meeting recently led me to find out about his father (Ernest Hall (1921–2017)).