Holocaust Commemoration to Feature Author, Fairfield Native Bob Gillette

Fairfield's 30th Holocaust Commemoration, slated for 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, will feature author, retired local educator, and Fairfield native Bob Gillette as the keynote speaker.

Gillette will discuss the true story that his boo "Virginia Plan - William B. Thalhimer & a Rescue from Nazi Germany" is based on at the event, which will be held at First Church Congregational.

To learn more about Gillette's rich history as an educator in Fairfield, click here.

The Commemoration is free, but the Commemoration Committee asks for donations. The contributions directly benefit the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, an organization that supports those who aided victims of the Holocaust, and the International Institute of Connecticut, which has helped immigrants and refugees to settle in Connecticut since 1918.

Visit the Fairfield Holocaust Commemoration Committee's Facebook page for updates.