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SUMMARY:Generations Speakers Series - 80th Anniversary of Liberation: Alison Brown Karabin
DESCRIPTION:Alison Brown Karabin will share the story of her grandmother Elizabeth Brown (z”l)\, a beloved Pittsburgh survivor originally from Hungary. Alison will recount Elizabeth’s survival in Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Volary death march\, before settling in Squirrel Hill and raising her family. This event is part of a series of programs in 2025\, recognizing the 80th anniversary of liberation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/generations-speaker-series-alison-brown-karabin/
LOCATION:Welker Room\, James Laughlin Music Hall\, 5798 Woodland Rd\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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SUMMARY:A Holocaust Story: Love and Resilience During World War II
DESCRIPTION:  \nRSVP here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/a-holocaust-story-love-and-resilience-during-world-war-ii/
LOCATION:Monroeville Public Library\, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd.\, Monroeville\, PA\, 15146\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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SUMMARY:Generations Speaker - Lee Goldman Kikel
DESCRIPTION:“Generations Speakers are the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. They have all been recruited\, vetted\, and coached by the Holocaust Center staff and veteran Generations Speakers to develop presentations about their survivor relative’s story. The Generations Speakers are all extremely passionate about what they do: preserving their family legacy; making sure that future generations hear a factual\, well-researched\, personal account of a Holocaust survivor; and most importantly\, never forget what their parents and/ or grandparents experienced.” ~https://hcofpgh.org/resources/speakers/ \nBook sale and discussion will take place after the presentation. Learn more here. \nSpeaker Bio: \nLee Goldman Kikel grew up in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh\, where she spent many of her early years in her family’s jewelry business\, both as a child and an employee. \nLee’s father\, Melvin Goldman\, did not talk much about his childhood in Poland\, or his family. In the 1970s\, he began recording details of his experiences on cassette tapes\, which lay dormant until 2015\, when Lee found them and finally listened to his testimony. Lee honored his wishes to transcribe his story as a book\, published in 2019 as Perseverance: One Holocaust Survivor’s Journey From Poland to America. In April 2023\, Pittsburgh’s Prime Stage Theatre debuted a theatrical adaptation of her book\, entitled Perseverance\, written by playwright L. E. McCullough and generously supported by a National Endowment for the Arts grant. \nOver the years\, she has told her family’s story to many audiences\, and she has also become a generations speaker as part of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. She has discussed the Holocaust and anti-semitism with diverse audiences around the region and beyond. These engagements have fostered multidisciplinary ways to reach audiences of all ages and in a variety of subject areas\, and have taught her both the importance of sharing Holocaust education and the value of presenting the content in engaging ways. \nGoldman Kikel is a lifelong Pittsburgh resident\, having earned both a BS in psychology and a master’s degree in education from the University of Pittsburgh. She also worked in the mental health field as a rehabilitation counselor.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/generations-speaker-lee-goldman-kikel/
LOCATION:C.C. Mellor Memorial Library – Edgewood\, 1 Pennwood Ave\, Edgewood\, PA\, 15218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T190000
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SUMMARY:Andrew Laszlo: Growing Up in Hungary\, Surviving the Holocaust\, and Coming to America
DESCRIPTION:Join Andrew Laszlo Jr. as he shares the extraordinary journey of his father\, Andrew Laszlo\, from a middle-class childhood in Hungary\, through the horrors of the Holocaust\, to an inspiring new life in America. More than a story of survival\, this presentation highlights resilience\, determination\, and the pursuit of dreams against all odds. \nLaszlo survived Bergen-Belsen\, escaped post-war Soviet-occupied Hungary\, and arrived in the U.S. with only $2.36 to his name—eventually becoming a world-renowned cinematographer behind films such as Shogun and Rambo: First Blood. His story remained a secret for 50 years until a book arrived on his son’s doorstep\, revealing the past he had kept hidden. \nThrough personal reflections and powerful storytelling\, Andrew Laszlo Jr. explores themes of survival\, reinvention\, and the forgotten heroes who risked everything to help others. This is an unforgettable narrative of courage\, loss\, and the enduring human spirit. \nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/andrew-laszlo-growing-up-in-hungary-surviving-the-holocaust-and-coming-to-america/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation\, 4905 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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SUMMARY:Generations Speaker Clare Drobot at Connellsville Canteen
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URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/generations-speaker-clare-drobot-at-connellsville-canteen/
LOCATION:Connellsville Canteen Café and Museum\, 131 West Crawford Avenue\, Connellsville\, PA\, 15425\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="Connellsville Canteen":MAILTO:ConnellsvilleCanteen@zoominternet.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T190000
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SUMMARY:A Night of Hope and Hops with Generations Speaker Debbie Leuchter Stueber
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URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/a-night-of-hope-and-hops-with-generations-speaker-debbie-leuchter-stueber/
LOCATION:Acrospire Brewing Company\, 1702 Mt. Royal Blvd.\, Glenshaw\, PA\, 15116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250617T190000
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SUMMARY:Edith and Kurt Leuchter: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:As hidden children\, Kurt and Edith crossed paths briefly in a French orphanage after their parents were taken by Nazis. Their daughter\, Deborah Stueber\, will be here to tell their amazing story\, from fighting Nazis in the French Resistance to making a new life in America. \n\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/edith-and-kurt-leuchter-a-holocaust-story-of-love-and-resilience/
LOCATION:Castle Shannon Library\, 3677 Myrtle Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15234\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T160000
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SUMMARY:Generations Speakers Series: Lee Goldman Kikel
DESCRIPTION:In middle age\, Melvin Goldman (z”l) recorded a series of cassette tapes telling his life story\, leaving them to be found decades later after his passing. His daughter\, Lee Goldman Kikel\, discovered the recordings—a priceless family heirloom conveying memory and the history of a Polish Jewish family which became the basis of a 2019 Holocaust memoir. Lee’s presentation focuses on her father’s recounting: his pre-war childhood\, ability to survive the Lodz ghetto\, Auschwitz and other concentration camps\, and a miraculous recovery while knowing most of his family perished.\n\nLee tells how hope\, tenacity\, and perseverance amid major losses guided her father to become a United States citizen and start a new life in Pittsburgh. Her presentation also describes his journey to becoming a well-respected Squirrel Hill jeweler who created joy for others.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor questions\, please visit the library’s website: CLSV Community Library of the Shenango Valley
URL:https://hcofpgh.org/event/generations-speakers-series-lee-goldman-kikel/
LOCATION:Community Library of the Shenango Valley\, 11 N Sharpsville Ave\, Sharon\, PA\, 16146\, United States
CATEGORIES:Generations Talk
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