ANNUAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE EVENT: COURAGE AND COMPASSION “A LUCKY CHILD SURVIVES AUSCHWITZ” January 24, 2016 (Sandy Springs, GA) – In Commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Am Yisrael Chai presents a powerful and unforgettable event. Keynote speaker: Thomas Buergenthal Thomas Buergenthal was born in Lubochna, Czechoslovakia in 1934. He and his parents fled to Poland where they were forced into the Kielce ghetto. He survived the ghetto and a labor camp from where they were deported to Auschwitz. He is one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz – despite the fact that it was most unusual and unlikely for a child to survive there. He also survived one of the infamous and treacherous death marches. Liberated by the Soviets from the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in April 1945, Thomas emigrated to the United States in 1951. He is a Human Rights Lawyer, judge at the International Court of Justice in the Hague and Law Professor at George Washington University. Date: January 24th, 2016 Time: 6:30pm — Opening Exhibit – “Confronting Auschwitz” 7:00pm — 8:30pm – Courage and Compassion Event 8:45pm — Thomas Buergenthal’s Book Signing Venue: The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North Hotel 7 Concourse Parkway NE Atlanta GA 30328 RSVP required: http://courageandcompassion.eventbrite.com This event is free and open to the public. Sponsorships and donations appreciated and can be made by visiting us at www.amyisraelchaiatlanta.org Exhibit: “CONFRONTING AUSCHWITZ” Am Yisrael Chai is developing an exhibit for this event which will feature photographs, stories and information about Auschwitz and highlight Atlanta survivors of Auschwitz. We are reaching out to the Atlanta community of Auschwitz survivors. If you or a family member would like to submit your life story for this exhibit, please send a 500-1200 word document outlining your story of survival and your message for future generations, along with a picture to be included in the exhibit. Deadline: December 10, 2015. Please contact 855-665-4234 for more information or email survival story to amyisraelchaiatlanta@gmail.com.
Contact:
Andrea Videlefsky
(855) 665-4234
amyisraelchaiatlanta@gmail.com
