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SUMMARY:The Beacon Salon Series - Barbara Bergren
DESCRIPTION:Join author Barbara Bergren for a presentation that will chronicle the story of Bergren’s father\, Martin Weigen\, before\, during\, and after WWII\, highlighting the reunion between him and the former lieutenant John Withers who was in charge of a segregated African-American army unit during the war. Through acts of kindness\, Weigen finds his way to recovery after his liberation from the Dachau concentration camp. A true story of the worst and best of humanity — where two men are touched by discrimination and the horror of war and experience resilience\, hope\, and inspiration.
URL:https://barbarabergren.com/event/the-beacon-salon-series-barbara-bergren/
LOCATION:Beacon College – Venetian Center\, 1 Dozler Circle\, Leesburg\, 347848\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Holocaust: From Trauma to Healing - Second-Generation Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day\, Tombolo Books is honored to welcome Barbara Weigen Bergren and Ruth Finkel Wade to the bookstore. \nBoth award-winning authors and daughters of Holocaust survivors\, Bergren and Wade share their fathers’ story of anguish and resilience in the face of living through the horrors of genocide\, dehumanization\, and loss. Their books\, Witness For My Father and The Ones Who Remember\, respectively\, reveal their fathers’ passages from trauma to healing and how it impacted their own lives. \nMartin Weigen was eleven and Sidney Finkel\, eight\, when the Nazis invaded their hometowns in Poland. Bergren and Wade discuss the journey that forever changed their lives and that of their families for generations. Committed to their fathers’ legacies and educating about the horrors of genocide\, they lecture at schools\, museums\, libraries\, community events\, and religious organizations.
URL:https://barbarabergren.com/event/the-holocaust-from-trauma-to-healing-second-generation-perspectives/
LOCATION:Tombolo Books\, 2153 1st Avenue South\, St. Petersburg\, 33712\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author Visit - Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning author Barbara Bergren for a virtual event with the Meriden Public Library\, as she discusses her book\, Witness For My Father.\n \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				 When:  Wednesday\, February 17\, 2021 \nTime:  7:00 p.m. \nWhere:  Zoom Virtual Event – Registration Required \n			\n				Register Now
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ORGANIZER;CN="The HERO Center":MAILTO:herocenter@ctvoicesofhope.org
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SUMMARY:Book Talk Live Stream - Witness for My Father
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author Barbara Bergren will be joining the Florida Holocaust Museum\, live on Facebook\, for a Free Virtual Book Talk on October 1st. \nPresented by: The FHM’s Generations After – A Group for Children and Adult Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors and Holocaust Refugees \nFREE to attend virtually online via https://www.facebook.com/TheFHM \n 
URL:https://barbarabergren.com/event/save-the-date-book-talk-witness-for-my-father/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Live Interview - The HERO Center
DESCRIPTION:Join The HERO Center on Facebook Live – in conversation with Barbara Bergren\, author and daughter of a Holocaust survivor. Learn more about her new book\, her experience learning about her family history\, and the impact of Holocaust education on our community. \nJoin us as we speak to Barbara about her father’s experience during the Holocaust\, the impact of this history on her growing up and today\, and how she was inspired to write and share her father’s story. \n \nAbout THe HERO Center\nThe HERO Center is a joint initiative between Voices of Hope and the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford. Through the cooperation of all of these institutions\, the HERO Center is able to connect students and educators with information about the Holocaust and other genocides\, as well as facilitate conversations with Holocaust survivors and their families. Through museum tours\, discussions on identity\, empathy\, rescue\, refugees and antisemitism\, students and educators are offered unique and meaningful experiences with the HERO Center. If you are an educator\, a student\, or anyone interested in learning more about the Holocaust\, genocide\, or how we attempt to combat intolerance and indifference\, please get in touch at any time.
URL:https://barbarabergren.com/event/live-interview-the-hero-center/
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED - April 26th - Temple Beth Hillel
DESCRIPTION:Due to the current quarantine situation throughout the country\, we have decided to postpone the Author Presentation scheduled for Sunday\, April 26th.  We do this with a heavy heart\, but with all good intentions to help the community minimize the spread of the Coronavirus.  \n-Barbara \nOn Sunday\, April 26\, at 2 pm\, Barbara Bergren will lead a presentation about her book\, Witness For My Father\, for the first time in Connecticut! She will share her father’s Holocaust experience\, commemorating Yom HaShoah and 75 years since his liberation from Dachau. This program is free and open to the public. \nThe newly released book will be available for purchase and signing by the author. A wine and cheese reception will follow. \nRSVPs are not required. \n 
URL:https://barbarabergren.com/event/temple-beth-hillel/
LOCATION:Temple Beth Hillel\, 20 Baker Lane\, South Windsor\, CT\, 06074\, United States
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED - March 15th - The Florida Holocaust Museum
DESCRIPTION:Presented by: The FHM’s Generations After – A Group for Children and Adult Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors and Holocaust Refugees. \nOut of an abundance of caution regarding the situation with Covid-19\, and after conversations with the Florida Holocaust Museum\, we have decided to postpone the Author Presentation scheduled for Sunday\, March 15th.  As this would have been the first Author Event following the launch of Witness For My Father\, we do this with a heavy heart\, but with all good intentions to help the community minimize the spread of the Corona Virus.  \nPlease follow me here\, sign up for my email list\, or follow me on Facebook to receive updates regarding a rescheduled date\, or any future events. \n-Barbara \nBarbara Bergren is a lecturer and Holocaust educator who visits schools\, religious organizations\, and community groups speaking about her father’s experience during and after World War II. Witness For My Father is the story of how an African-American troop broke the rules and nurtured her father to health after his liberation from Dachau. \nBergren’s father\, Martin Weigen was eleven when the Nazis invaded his hometown of Starachowice\, Poland. He survived the death march from Auschwitz\, imprisonment at Buchenwald\, and the deaths of his family before his liberation at Dachau and the decision that changed the course of his life. He never spoke of it. Fifty years later\, a surprise telephone call opened the door to Martin’s past. \nThe new release Witness for My Father will be available for purchase and signing by Bergren. \nFREE to attend. RSVPs are required via https://bookwhen.com/floridaholocaustmuseum/e/ev-scs8-20200315140000 \n 
URL:https://barbarabergren.com/event/the-florida-holocaust-museum/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
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