This talk is part of Ƶ’s Holocaust Remembrance Day Speakers series. Ƶ has hosted Holocaust survivors annually for more than nine years.
Holocaust survivor and Duke University Professor Emeritus Alexander “Lex” Silbiger will share his story of survival with the Ƶ community during the Holocaust Remembrance Day event on Thursday, February 12, at 4:30 p.m. in Turner Theater.
During the German invasion of the Netherlands, Lex and his family escaped the Nazis by fleeing through Belgium, France, and Spain before making their way to a refugee camp in Jamaica. The family settled in the United States in the 1950s.
This talk is part of Ƶ’s Holocaust Remembrance Day Speakers series. Ƶ has hosted Holocaust survivors annually for more than nine years. Funding has enabled Professor Max Negin and his Holocaust Journey course to collaborate with Jewish Life, the Jewish Studies department, and the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life to bring these speakers and their powerful stories to Ƶ.
The speaker event is made possible through sponsorship from the Levy Family P’26.
There will be an opportunity for questions following Lex’s talk. RSVP is required:
If you would like to reserve seating for your class, please get in touch with Jay Rimmer at jrimmer3@elon.edu.