Daughter of Auschwitz Survivor to Speak

The World War II Oral History Group will meet on Tuesday, June 16, at 7 p.m. in the ballroom at the Heritage Hotel, 500 Centerville Road, Lancaster. The program is part of the group's "I Speak for Another" series.

The speaker will be Edyta Jacoby, daughter of World War II survivor Heinrich Jakubowicz. Heinrich was born on May 5, 1924, in Będzin, Poland, and he was 15 at the outbreak of the war. He was sent to a ghetto and then was deported and enslaved in a total of five camps, the last of which was Auschwitz. He was still at the camp when it was liberated on Jan. 27, 1945. Although Heinrich survived, his father and siblings did not. Immediately following liberation, Heinrich went to an army base in Erlangen, Germany, and from there, he came to America, where he was known as Henry Jacoby. Edyta will share his story, along with photos of his life immediately after liberation and in the U.S.

The program is free and open to the public, and no reservations are needed. For assistance or more information, email theoralhistoryofwar@gmail.com. The club meets on the third Tuesday of every month, excluding December.

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