Special Talk for Holocaust Survivor Day With Henry Wormser
June 4 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
While Holocaust Remembrance Day and Yom HaShoah mark dates to remember those who were murdered during the Holocaust, Holocaust Survivor Day celebrates the bravery, sacrifices, and lives of survivors. We are proud to welcome Henry Wormser, a Holocaust survivor who relocated to Michigan, for a special talk in celebration of Holocaust Survivor Day.
Henry Wormser was born in Strasbourg, France, in 1936. His family moved to nearby Clermont-Ferrand, located in the free zone in 1939. Henry’s father was drafted into the French army and became a prisoner of war in Dessau, Germany. When called to report to the government with their identity papers showing they were Jews, Henry’s family went into hiding in a small farming town where they were able to evade detection by the Germans. After liberation, Henry was reunited with his father. The family immigrated to the United States in 1953 with the help of relatives.
“I hope that what happened during that period of time never happens again. Although, it can. It is important to learn history because right now antisemitism is not a dead issue. It’s constantly going on. And genocide is also not a dead issue. It’s going on in other countries.”
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