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16th living history interview-children of Holocaust survivors airing on local TV
Dasssi Citron discusses her moms escape from Romania during Holocaust and a recent family tragedy on October 7th in Israel
16 fascinating interviews with children of Holocaust survivors or Holocaust survivors have been produced so far
Dassi Citron lost family members in the Holocaust and on October 7th in Israel
During the past year Rabbi Mara Young of Woodlands Community Temple has organized a series of very interesting video interviews featuring children of Holocaust survivors. A link to the most recent interview with Dassi Citron can be viewed by clicking onto the link below. Dassi shares her mom’s experiences living in Romania and how her mom escaped from the Nazi’s. Her mom lost family members during the Holocaust. During the interview Dassi shared another sad story – her family also lost a close relative on October 7th in Israel. Shot while hiding under his bed. History repeats itself
We now have produced sixteen interviews with Holocaust survivors or children of Holocaust survivors who live or lived in our community.
https://www.greenburghpublicaccess.com/videos/353180
The Holocaust Living history initiative is just one of a series of living history initiatives that the town has been airing on local TV channels and on you tube. We have interviewed 150 Greenburgh veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict. We also have a very interesting 9-11 stories featuring local survivors of 9-11. Our Black history travelling museum highlights the lives of prominent African Americans who lived in Greenburgh.
Greenburgh is a diverse community made of residents from different religious and ethnic backgrounds. If you would be interested in creating a living history series about how your family had to overcome challenges before coming to Greenburgh please e mail me at pfeiner@greenburghny.com. These living history stories will be shared with schools and libraries and provide future generations with a better understanding of the experiences Greenburgh residents have had.
It’s important to invite residents from different backgrounds to highlight the resilience and struggles local families and their parents had to overcome. Personal stories of struggle-war, migration, discrimination, rebuilding- help to humanize broader historical events. These videos encourage a deeper understanding of what our local neighbors experienced during their lives.
PAUL FEINER
Greenburgh Town Supervisor
