Of the 15,000 children imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camp at Terezin, Inge Auerbacher is among the one percent who survived.
She will share her story in a free, public presentation 6:30 p.m. March 23 in Ritsche Auditorium, Stewart Hall. Parking is $1.50 an hour in the 4th Avenue Parking Ramp. Auerbacher’s presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
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Auerbacher was the child of observant Jews who lived in Kippenheim, Germany, near the border with France. Her father, who owned a textile business, was a German Army veteran who had earned an Iron Cross during World War I.
In 1946, Auerbacher immigrated to America with her parents. She went to college and then built a career as a chemist.
In her later years, she began writing books and song lyrics about the Holocaust, a 1941-45 genocide in Europe that killed about 11 million people, including six million Jews.
What happened between the Kristallnacht riots of November 1938 and her long recovery in an American hospital, is a tale of reliance and perseverance.
Her remarks are sponsored by the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Education (CHGE) and Inver Hills Community College.
For more information, contact Dan Wildeson, CHGE director, at [email protected] and 320-308-4201.
