A Holocaust Service will be held at Temple Sinai of Roslyn where Holocaust survivor Hanne Liebmann will share her story on Friday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Liebmann will share her experiences at our Kristallnacht Commemoration.
Into her 10th decade of life, Liebmann speaks with the conviction, strength and humor of a younger person, according to a press release from Temple Sinai of Roslyn.
Liebmann tells her story so that younger generations may experience what she witnessed, firsthand.
Raised in Karlesruhe, in southwest Germany, Liebmann was born in 1924.
Liebmann and her mother lived with her elderly grandmother and aunts, as Nazis forced Jews from their homes.
In late 1940, she and her female relatives were arrested and placed on a deportation train.
Unexpectedly, that transport took them to France, to the Gurs concentration camp, rather than Poland.
Nearly a year later, Liebmann left for Le Chambon, France, through relief efforts of the OSE, a French Jewish social service organization.
Her other family members remained imprisoned at Gurs. She was placed in a children’s home, run by the Swiss Red Cross Children’s Aid Association.
At times, during the war years, concerned local residents hid her during Nazi raids.
During the Friday night Service commemorating Kristallnacht, Hanne will describe two extremes of human behavior during the war — cruelty at the hands of German Nazis, and kindness at the hands of French Huguenots of Le Chambon. All are welcome to attend this free service.
Holocaust survivor’s story
