Plainfield Teacher, Holocaust Survivor Grandma Meet Bill Clinton

PLAINFIELD, IL — Aux Sable Middle School seventh-grade history teacher Jessica Matas along with her mother, Rochelle Brown-Rainey; and her grandmother, Holocaust survivor Magda Brown, met former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday, March 13 at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center’s annual Holocaust Humanitarian Dinner in Chicago.

Brown is a member of the museum’s Speaker’s Bureau. She has shared her story of survival at several District 202 middle schools in the last 10 years including Aux Sable, Heritage Grove, John F. Kennedy and Timber Ridge.

Clinton was the keynote speaker at Wednesday’s event which also marked the museum’s 10th anniversary. The annual fundraising event pays tribute to Holocaust survivors and highlights the museum’s achievements.

Visit www.magdabrown.com for more information about Brown and her speaking engagements.

Photo, from left: Jessica Matas, Matas' grandmother Magda Brown, former President Bill Clinton and Matas’ mom Rochelle Brown-Rainey.