Holocaust Remembrance Events In White Plains Public Library

Press release from the White Plains Public Library:

January 11, 2022

The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides. To find out more, click here.

Join us for two events in January to reflect on our history and remember both Holocaust survivors and victims.

Speaker Event: Hannah Holsten, Speakers Bureau
Tuesday, January 11th
7:00–8:00 p.m.
Click here to register.
Hannah Holsten lived a normal life in Nuremberg, Germany in 1938 with her mother, father, sister, and brother–until the Nazis came on Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass). The Nazis destroyed everything they owned, and Hannah, her parents, and her siblings were rounded up and placed in an overnight jail. The next morning would begin a long two-year journey for Hannah, fleeing from the Nazis, traveling all over Europe, and at one point being hidden by smugglers. Hannah’s story is filled with moments of unbelievable luck. She tells her story today so that no one ever forgets the terrors of the Shoah, the Holocaust.

Hannah lives in Hartsdale and has been blessed with 3 children, 10 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.

This program is intended for adults.

Holocaust Remembrance Day Virtual Author Visit
Thursday, January 27th
4:30–5:30 p.m.
Click here for the Zoom link.
Join us for a visit from author Michelle Bisson to discuss her book, Hedy's Journey: The True Story of a Hungarian Girl Fleeing the Holocaust (Library Collection / eBook / Hoopla). This event is for children in fourth grade and up, including adults.

Children's Reading List

Benno and the Night of Broken Glass by Meg Wiviott
Library Catalog

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Library Catalog / eBook

The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Library Catalog / eBook

Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust by Loic Dauvillier
Library Catalog

The Cats In Krasinski Square by Karen Hesse
Library Catalog

Refugee by Alan Gratz
Library Catalog / eBook

Survivors of the Holocaust by Kath Shackleton
Library Catalog / eBook

The Hidden Children by Howard Greenfeld
Library Catalog

Rescuing the Children by Deborah Hodge
Library Catalog / eBook

We Had To Be Brave by Deborah Hopkinson
Library Catalog / eBook

We Will Not Be Silent by Russell Freedman
Library Catalog

The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco
Library Catalog

The Whispering Town by Jennifer Elvgren
Library Catalog / eBook

This press release was produced by the White Plains Public Library. The views expressed are the author's own.