The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) will be hosting a book fair celebrating the legacy of testimony provided by local Holocaust survivors.
The book fair, featuring books written or about local survivors, will have books available for purchase and opportunities to meet the authors or children of survivors.
The Holocaust Survivor Book Fair will be held in the social hall of The J (5801 W. 115th St., Overland Park, KS 66211) on Sunday, June 8, from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Books that will be available feature the testimony of survivors Books that will be available feature the testimony of survivors Maria Devinki, Ben Edelbaum, Fela Igielnik, Judy Jacobs, Alice Kern, Klaus Frank, Jack Mandelbaum, Erika Mandler, and Bronia Roslawowski. MCHE will also sell “From the Heart: Life Before and After the Holocaust,” featuring the profiles of 52 survivors and refugees. Survivors may be present to meet visitors and sign their profiles in the book.
The event is come-and-go, but registrations are requested at mchekc.org/rsvp-for-the-survivor-book-fair to help plan appropriate inventory for book sales.
The Holocaust Survivor Book Fair is cosponsored by Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of The J and Jewish Federation.