On April 25th, Ruth Finkel Wade spoke with high school students at Dunedin High School in Florida. In her talk, she shared her father's story of Holocaust survival and described the complicated relationship she experienced with him which is depicted in her book chapter "Not Made of Glass". She also engaged in conversation with the class about the healing power of writing, and what she learned from the process - in particular, how, in her own words, "forgiveness starts with ourselves". The students listened attentively as she spoke about growing up in the shadow of her father’s trauma.​

At ​the Dunedin library presentation in Florida on April 4th, Ruth Wade explained to an audience of over 30 people how every author who contributed to our book is deeply committed to Holocaust remembrance and to teaching about the impact of dehumanization from our unique intergenerational lens. We find that conveying our stories is helpful not just to the descendants of the Holocaust but to anyone who has grown up in the shadow of trauma. Participants in our audiences and readers are able to see they are not alone in their struggles to understand and connect the dots of their own history. We feel immensely gratified that that through our book and author events, we can be of  help to teach as well as support others in their life journey. 

On April 4th, Ruth Wade and Joy Wolfe Ensor gave a presentation titled "The Legacy of Holocaust Survivors: The Challenges, Gifts and Impact" at the University of Arizona's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Their slides included documents from their parents, including Joy’s mother and aunt’s poetry from the Buchenwald concentration camp and Ruth’s father’s correspondence from the Jewish Central Committee in Great Britain after the war. Following a robust and engaging conversation, one participant commented that this was the best OLLI program she had ever attended