Speaker Series
Deborah R. Weiner
Wednesday, September 02
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Pikesville Branch
Pikesville Meeting RoomCurator and historian Dr. Deborah R. Weiner presents "Lives Lost, Lives Found: Baltimore's German Jewish Refugees, 1933-1945."
Almost 100,000 Jews arrived in the U.S. from Nazi Germany and Austria in the 1930s, before the outbreak of World War II. Aided by American Jewish organizations, most of these refugees settled in New York. But, with help from local Jewish groups and individuals, more than 3,000 found refuge in Baltimore. This presentation discusses the experience of Jews who fled the Nazi regime and rebuilt their lives in Baltimore. It is based on interviews conducted in the early 2000s with people who arrived as children and soon became part of the Baltimore Jewish community.
Presented as part of the Yiddish Book Center's Public Libraries Program Between Two Worlds, in partnership with the American Library Association and funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Pikesville Branch
Today's hours
Closed
| Mon, Aug 31 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Sep 01 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Sep 02 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Sep 03 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Fri, Sep 04 | 9:00AM to 5:00PM |
| Sat, Sep 05 | 9:00AM to 5:00PM |
| Sun, Sep 06 | Closed |
| (CLOSED - Last Sunday of Summer) | |
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- For youth and family programs, children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.