SlidingDors - Hungary, Israel and the USA

SlidingDors, a small program of the Jewish agency, Partnership2gether, offers participating members the opportunity to traverse the division of boundaries of country and periodically come together in one intimate community to share their stories of growing up in the shadow of the Holocaust. We were honored to be invited as a guest panel for this program. To best meet our audience, we decided to choose authors for our speaking panel who would represent the lived experience of diverse countries. On December 10 through Zoom, authors Avishay Hayut originally from Israel, Eszter Gombosi from Hungary, Rita Benn from Canada and Ruth Wade from the USA presented snapshots of  our writing experience and life stories to individuals residing in Hungary, Israel, and US communities, such as Ohio, Texas and Omaha, to name a few. Each time we present we continue to be touched by how meaningful our audiences find our stories. We find that through our presentations and discussions, we are helping to draw out stories from our listeners, to validate aspects of their own histories and to reflect anew on their life narratives. We are also benefitting so much by  furthering our understanding of the impact of the Holocaust, and forging new connections across the globe. What an unexpected gift and incredible journey we are on! 

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