Lunch & Learn: My Family's History: Jewish Victims and Fighters During the Holocaust in the East
Lunch & Learn: My Family's History: Jewish Victims and Fighters During the Holocaust in the East
Tuesday, November 16, 12:00 PM Central Time
Spurred by a lack of knowledge about his grandparents, who emigrated as children from Latvia and Belarus, Eric Benjaminson will share a virtual presentation on the lives and fates of Jews in the USSR during World War II – including his findings from decades of research of family history uncovered from behind the former Iron Curtain.
Benjaminson uncovered several fascinating and tragic histories from family members, including: a relative who was a pharmacist and befriended a German naval officer who unsuccessfully tried to save her from the massacres in Liepaja, Latvia; relatives from a smaller town in Latvia who were murdered; and a great-uncle who participated in the revolt in the Jewish ghetto in Lahva, Belarus, joined a Soviet partisan unit, and then served in the Red Army until he was killed in combat in February 1945.
A zoom link will be emailed to you at least 24 hours before the program.
Reservations required
Free to the public
$10.00