by Barbara Bergren | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog, Updates
Yesterday at the Florida Holocaust Museum, I had the honor of reading the names of some of the Jewish people that died in the Holocaust. Almost seventy percent of the list of fifty names were murdered in Auschwitz, Poland. I began my reading with my father, Martin...
by Barbara Bergren | Jan 27, 2022 | Blog, Updates
Happy Anniversary! It’s been two years since “Witness for My Father” was published on International Holocaust Remembrance Day! First and foremost, your support and sharing of this story continues to make a tremendous impact and means the world to me! January 27th...
by Barbara Bergren | Jul 12, 2021 | Blog, Updates
My father’s friend and neighbor Renia (Regina Laks Gelb), called me soon after Witness For My Father was published last year. “You must get this book into schools, they can read this,” she implored. Renia, also a survivor, founded a lending library with my dad after...
by Barbara Bergren | Nov 5, 2020 | Blog, Updates
I’m thrilled and humbled to share this good news! I recently received a much sought-after Royal Palm Literary Award, first place Gold for published biography, Witness For My Father. The award was announced at the 2020 Florida Writers Association’s (FWA) recent remote...
by Barbara Bergren | Apr 21, 2020 | Blog, Updates
Each year at this time, I feel the extra weight of suffering. On April 29th my dad was liberated from Dachau, and today we honor Yom HaShoah, the day of remembrance for the six million Jewish people who died in the Holocaust. This is a landmark year to honor the...
