EXPLORING THE HOLOCAUST
Students selected to participate in this internship will meet weekly for one hour at the Holocaust Center to examine the impact World War II had on residents living in Europe’s Jewish communities. Through readings, videos, group discussions, and presentations by local residents who lived in Europe at that time, students will gain a strong understanding of the Holocaust. Student interns will be trained to use this knowledge to conduct an intensive interview of local survivors and present his/her story to the other interns as well as members of the QCC community. There is a stipend of $360 for successfully completing this project.
Internship Coordinator
Marisa L. Berman, Assistant Director
Interns
Jonathan Cajas
Survivor: Hanne Liebmann
Hanne Liebmann was born in Germany. She, along with her mother, grandmother, and her aunts were arrested by the Nazis and sent to French prison camp. She was rescued by French Huguenots and escaped to Switzerland.
Janeliz Cintron
Survivor: Anita Weisbord
Anita Weisbord was born in 1923 in Austria. She was part of the Kindertransport, a program that helped children escape Nazi-occupied areas and brought them into England.
Ela Ilias
Survivor: Ethel Katz
Ethel Katz was born in 1922 in Poland. The sole survivor of her immediate family she hid alone in the forest and various buildings until liberation.
Noel Madera Jr.
Survivor: Claire Leder
Claire Leder was born in 1927 in Austria. She was able to flee from Nazi occupation to stay with family in America.
Midge Malivert
Survivor: Jane Keibel
Jane Keibel was born in Germany. She and her family escaped on the S.S. St. Louis, a ship headed to Cuba. The ship was denied entrance to Cuba, the US, and ultimately was forced to return to Nazi Germany.
Marie Metayer
Survivor: Hannah Deutch
Hannah Deutch was born in 1922 in Germany. In 1939 she was able to escape on the Kindertransport to London, England.
Jacques Obas
Survivor: Lena Goren
Lena Goren was born in 1930 in Salonica, Greece. She and her family hid in a monastery in Tzouma for 18 months during the War.
Melissa Reinhardt
Survivor: Elena Berkovits
Elena Berkovits was born in Transylvania. She and her parents were forced to leave their home and were taken to a ghetto, and then ultimately to Auschwitz.
Cristina Utreras
Survivor: Steve Berger
Steve Berger was born in 1928 in Hungary. His family was relocated into a ghetto, and later forced to do labor in a factory. They fled the factory just before liberation.
Additional Speakers:
Dr. Dan Leshem, KHRCA Director
Assemblymember Ed Braunstein
Assemblymember David Weprin