Chavurat Shalom to host Holocaust remembrance series
In recognition of the U.S. Holocaust Remembrance Day or Yom HaShoah in Hebrew, also commemorated in Israel, Chavurat Shalom of Southwest Florida has scheduled a series of Zoom talks that will cover multiple aspects of what occurred to Jews in Europe during World War II.
The upcoming programs and speakers include:
– April 1 at 11 a.m. with Manny Lindenbaum
A Kindertransport survivor, he will recall what happened to his family in Germany and how he was separated from his parents and put on the transport to England. In 1946, Lindenbaum emigrated to the United States and has been an active public speaker about his Holocaust experiences.
– April 7 at 7 p.m. with Irene Skolnick, Rebecca Kon and Renne Sugar
A trio of child survivors, Skolnick is from Poland, Kon is from Belgium and Sugar is from Poland. Now part of the Southwest community, they will share how they and their families survived.
– April 15 at 11 a.m. with professor Phillip Silver
He will discuss “Music as Resistance in the Holocaust.” Over the past decade, Silver has carried out research on music and musicians caught up in the Holocaust. He is a professor of music at the University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts, where he teaches studio piano and music history. Most recently, Silver was appointed Visiting Professor in Jewish Studies at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and a Ph.D thesis advisor at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel.
– April 22 at 11a.m. Robert Hilliard
A Sanibel resident, he was an American soldier who witnessed the aftermath of the liberation in Europe. Hilliard’s letter urging action to care for displaced survivors made it to President Harry Truman and led to changes in military procedures. He will explain what he observed, what he did and what happened.
To attend one or more talks, email chavuratshalom@gmail.com. For more information about the Chavurat Shalom of Southwest Florida, visit www.chavuratshalomofsouthwestflorida.org.