Gloria Randall obituary

Gloria Randall came to the UK aged eight. She went on to become a medical social worker and later worked with the charity Jewish Care Photograph: none

My mother, Gloria Randall, who has died aged 91, was a social worker who was attuned to the particular needs of Jewish refugee clients, having fled Nazi persecution aged eight. As a pioneer in the social work field of the new NHS, she was also a team leader in complex family care cases.

Born in Hamburg, Gloria was the daughter of Sascha (nee Rares), an actress, and Fritz Mangold, a solicitor. The family’s assimilated status was no protection from the Nazis and Gloria had to wear a yellow star before being excluded from school.