Giving a presentation on rescue during the Holocaust

This Thursday, May 17th, I will be in Atlanta, Georgia, to speak about rescue during the Holocaust. This speaking engagement coincides with the loan of the JFR’s traveling exhibit, Whoever Saves a Single Life… Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust, to Am Yisrael Chai! and Congregation Beth Tefillah in Atlanta, Georgia. The program will be held at Congregation Beth Tefillah 5065 High Point Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30342, at 7:30 p.m.

For those of you who will be in the Atlanta area on May 17th, please contact the JFR office for more details on the event at [email protected] or (212) 727-9955. I hope to see some familiar faces this Thursday!

This week I will be traveling to Florida to speak at programs commemorating Yom Hashoah. Yom Hashoah is the annual day of remembrance that is dedicated to honoring the memory of 6 million Jews who were killed during the Holocaust. This year, the theme of Yom Hashoah is “Choosing to Act: Stories of Rescue.” I will be speaking on rescue and the actions of righteous gentiles during the Holocaust at Temple Emanu- El of Palm Beach on April 19, 2012 (190 North Country Road, Palm Beach, Florida), at 7:30 p.m. The theme of this year’s commemoration presents an opportunity to tell the important stories of our selfless rescuers, and to highlight the good that was done in a time of unspeakable evil.