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Because Mama Told Us-Two Generations of Holocaust Memoirs

Join JFCS Center for Senior Enrichment and Dr. Ettie Silber, Holocaust survivor, educator and author “A Holocaust Memoir” – 4-Part Series
All presentations are based on the book A Holocaust Memoir of Love & Resilience: Mama’s Survival from Lithuania to USA.
Books may be purchased here: http://getbook.at/Zilber

June 23 @ 1pm: “As Mama Told Us” – Mama recorded her testimony so her descendants would know about her suffering and survival between 1941-1950: the massacres, the ghetto in Lithuania, to the concentration camp, the death march through Poland, and reunification with survivors. All presentations are based on the book A Holocaust Memoir of Love & Resilience: Mama’s Survival from Lithuania to USA. http://getbook.at/Zilber


July 28 @ 1pm: “From Liberation & Loss to Love, Lemonade & Laughter”
While the term ‘liberation’ conjures up celebrations and champagne glasses, it was far from that for those who were barely alive in 1945. The prisoners woke up one morning and discovered that their Nazi guards were gone. After 5 years of terror and abuse, Ettie Zilber describes the new challenges of her family after liberation- their rehabilitation and the new dangers through war-torn and divided Europe- to the USA

August 25 @ 1pm: Because Mama Told Us
How does the research describe the impact of the Holocaust on the survivors and their children. Hear some personal anecdotes from an analysis by the author – a Second Generation.

September 22 @1pm: “Following in their Footsteps: A Second-Generation Memoir:” Born in a Displaced Person’s camp in Landsberg, Germany, Ettie Zilber spent her life hearing, learning about, and researching the details of her family’s Holocaust experiences-from childhoods in Lithuania to immigration to America. Ettie describes her journey to Lithuania, Poland and Germany in their footsteps.