The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County will host a screening of “Running for Their Lives: Voices of Child Refugees” on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m., at HMTC, Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove.
This bilingual program will feature testimony and artwork by former child refugees from the Holocaust as well as recent child refugees from Central America. The special exhibit consists of multimedia art and creative writing from young children in MercyFirst’s “Start with Hope” program, who have recently come to America to escape violence, rape, and death threats from traffickers, drug cartels, and gangs.
Speakers will include Anita Weisbord, a former child refugee from Vienna who fled Nazi persecution on a Kindertransport to England; Severio Ford, program manager at MercyFirst; and Daniela Azzi, an art teacher at MercyFirst.
The program will mark the opening of a special multimedia exhibit of artwork and creative writing by children who recently escaped horrific violence in Central America.
There is a suggested donation of $10. Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited so please RSVP in advance to Lara Carignano at laracarignano@hmtcli.org or 516-571-8040, ext. 103.
