Born in Warsaw in 1936, Henryk Grynberg is one of the few Polish child survivors of the Holocaust. After a brief memorial service, Mr. Grynberg will discuss some of his experiences and those of other Jewish children who survived the Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Europe. Mr. Grynberg earned a master s degree in journalism from Warsaw University and worked as an actor with Ida Kaminska at the Jewish State Theater of Poland. In 1967, while on tour in the U.S., he refused to return to Poland in protest against the then anti-semitic policies of the Polish government. A book signing follows the program.
Admission is free, but reservations are required.
IN '53 Terri Ryburn-LaMonte's Road Scholar program , at Morris Area Public Library. Explore the world of Jewish children in pre-Holocaust Eastern Europe. To close, families will create a take-home souvenir photograph of themselves in a scene representative of their world for future generations to treasure. Bring an object that symbolizes something important to your family's life to use as a prop in the photograph. The program is free with Museum admission.