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MCC Daily Tribune

"tell everyone my story"

The Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Project has been inviting Holocaust survivors to share their stories for 30 years. Hearing their stories in the first person will not exist in the distant future. As we approach the 30th Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration we will continue to share the stories of the Rochester Holocaust survivors who have spoken at MCC over the past 30 years.

Holocaust Survivor Sam Rind to Speak at MCC on Tuesday, February 11.

Hearing a Holocaust survivor share his story in person makes history real.

On Tuesday, February 11, Sam Rind, a child survivor of the Holocaust, will return to MCC to share his powerful story with students and employees. Please join the members of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Project in welcoming Sam to campus. It's an experience not to be missed.

Holocaust Survivor Testimony: Sam Rind
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, February, 11, 2020
Brighton Room, Flynn Campus Center (3-217)

Hosted by the HGHRP, this event is free and open to the college community. Contact Jodi Oriel (Office of Student Life and Leadership Development at joriel@monroecc.edu for more information.

About Sam Rind
Born near Lublin, Poland in 1937, Sam Rind's family was in various ghettos and forced labor camps where Sam's father was killed for the leather jacket on his back. Sam also witnessed his younger brother being killed in his mother's arms by a Nazi guard. He and his mother eventually escaped to the Ukrainian ghetto of Szmerinka to be with other relatives. Sam had to dress as a girl to do this. At the end of the war, they returned to Poland to find relatives. Finding none, they formed a little kibbutz with other Jewish survivors but eventually wanted to leave because of continued anti-Semitism. They were not permitted entry to the United States where Sam's uncle lived so they went to Bolivia to be with another one of Sam's uncles. In 1960, Sam was able to come to the U.S. to attend college in Buffalo. He became an optician and is still in this profession today.

Elizabeth Randolph

President, Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Project

Jodi Oriel
Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights Project
02/11/2020