This talk is part of Elon’s Holocaust Remembrance Day Speakers series. Elon 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 Elon community during the Holocaust Remembrance Day event on Thursday, February 12, at 4:30pm 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 Elon’s Holocaust Remembrance Day Speakers series. Elon 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 Live to bring these speakers and their powerful stories to Elon.
There will be an opportunity for questions following Lex’s talk. RSVP is required: https://forms.gle/tqRckgxiAcXRTZYTA
If you would like to reserve seating for your class, please contact Jay Rimmer at jrimmer3@elon.edu.