Tag: Nazis
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Holocaust survivors to recount stories of atrocities, recovery during talk at East Brunswick Library
Holocaust survivors of Kristalnacht, Eugene and Ruth Gottleib, East Brunswick residents, will discuss their perspective and experiences at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick. As immigrants to America, they had to absorb the revelations that family members had been lost, as well as adjust to a country with its new language and…
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East Brunswick Jewish Center to show film that depicts Cuban Jewish life after escape from the Nazis
“Cuba’s Forgotten Jewels,” a film depicting a family’s escape from the Nazis and fortunate immigration to Havana, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 31 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center (EBJC), 511 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. The family’s story is filled with a musical score of Jewish melodies and music of Havana which merges the realities…
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Lecture to chronicle story of grandfather who saved lives during Holocaust
The American Jewish Experience Lecture Series, presented by the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey, continues for its 20th consecutive year with a presentation by Regie Buchsbaum Roth entitled “My Grandfather’s Legacy.” Roth’s grandfather was instrumental in bringing many Jews to America to escape Nazi persecution. Documentation of his efforts will be featured in 2018…
