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