Lifelong Learning Interest in our Stories

On February 7th at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of Eckerd College in St Petersburg, Florida, Ruth Finkel Wade discussed the gifts and challenges of growing up with Holocaust survivor parents. She read excerpts from The Ones Who Remember and engaged the participants in a rich conversation about living in the shadow of trauma. Ruth enjoyed sharing a 1978 photo of her with her survivor father in which you can see the twinkle in his eye that he still exudes today at age 92. All the participants expressed their appreciation in hearing about their evolving relationship and the experiences of the other authors described in the book. One person shared, “I never thought about what it was like after the war and how certain traits – good and bad are passed on.” 

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