Bearing Witness for My Family: Surviving the Holocaust

 Join Gerald Zaks at the Mahwah Museum, diving into his family’s history and the Holocaust. 

Gerald Zaks is a second-generation Holocaust survivor who has dedicated himself to preserving the memory of the Holocaust.  After retiring from a successful career in IT, he began researching and documenting his parents’ experiences during WWII.  Their story begins in 1937, when his parents were 17 and 18 years old, and traces their lives from before WWII, how they were selected for and then survived multiple concentration camps and death marches, how they were liberated, and how they rebuilt their lives in America. This presentation includes historical records, actual NAZI documentation, and audio clips from an interview he conducted with his parents in 1980.  His presentation offers a deeply personal story about the human experience of the Holocaust. The presentation does NOT contain any “horrific” pictures and is both interesting and appropriate for adults as well as younger audiences.

Registration is required for this event, and open now. Reserve your spot today at www.mahwahmusuem.org  or at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/bearing-witness-for-my-family-surviving-the-holocaust. Tickets are $5 per person, and free for Mahwah Museum members with discount code. Not sure you’re a member? Contact mahwahmuseum@gmail.com to find out.

The Mahwah Museum is open on Saturdays, October-June, from 1-4 pm. Admission to Mahwah Museum is $5 per person. Admission is free for children 18 and under, students, and Mahwah Museum members. The Museum is located at 201 Franklin Turnpike, Mahwah, NJ. Visit the museum website at www.mahwahmuseum.org for further details.