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Several events have taken place since I last posted on this site. I've been traveling a great deal, which makes it difficult to post consistently. However, I want to thank three different groups who have been kind enough to invite me to speak. The first one is St Michael's Episcopal School, which is near Richmond. The students were so respectful and many asked insightful questions. The appreciation they showed, along with wonderful enthusiasm from their teachers and librarians, made me glad that I'm still interacting with school groups. It also gives me hope that these children (our future) will go forward with more knowledge of how to be more tolerant of those who are different. Recently I also had the privilege of being the speaker for the Catholic Woman's Club (Richmond). My presentation had special meaning for the group, since it was a Catholic farm family who risked their lives to save the 13 Jews I write about in "Izzy's Fire. I asked Simon Sibelman, the executive director of the Virginia Holocaust Museum, to share the time I was allowed. A noted scholar on the Holocaust and wonderful speaker, Simon offered special insight into the subject. A third, and very special event, took place April 7. I was humbled to be the keynote speaker at the Yom HaShoah program for the Jewish Educational Alliance in Savannah, Georgia. As a farmer's daughter, I chose to speak on my memories of farm life and how my father taught me to sow seeds and carefully tend the tender plants. It is my hope that "Izzy's Fire" can be used to sow the seeds of tolerance. My presentation followed a very moving candlelight service held to honor memories of loved ones lost during the Holocaust. Prior to the service, the names of victims had been read aloud for many hours. The hallways in the building were graced by numerous pieces of art supplied by local school children, their powerful work giving special significance to the event.

(LtoR) Inge Horowitz, presdient of Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial Cemetary joined me and Simon Sibelman, as well as Jan Shaughnessy, program chair for the author’s event that took place recently in Richmond.

  • Published June 9, 2013
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