An important and powerful program from our friends at the El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center
The EPHM Book Club will continue its quarterly discussions with the book “I Forgive Them” by Holocaust Survivor David Kaplan. The discussion will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 at the Museum, 715 N. Oregon. That date also marks Mr. Kaplan’s 83rd birthday.
Darren Hunt, KVIA reporter and host of ABC-7’s “Xtra” will moderate the discussion and will interview Mr. Kaplan about the book and his life as a young victim of the Holocaust. He was only 12 years old when he was first moved to a ghetto with his family in Lithuania and, for the next several years, would experience grueling hardships in several concentration camps throughout Europe. Mr. Kaplan’s strength is evident, not only in his will to survive, but in his ability to forgive, which is detailed in his book.
In 2011, the EPHM Book Club chose to feature books that highlight the lives of Holocaust survivors who made El Paso their home. Already this year, books by Sara Hauptman (“The Lioness of Judah”) and the late Itzhak Kotkowski (“The Wiles of Destiny”) have been featured. In November, the Museum will feature the book “From Darkness to Sunshine” by the late Mark Kupfer.
Please join us as we examine the life of another survivor who made El Paso his home. The book “I Forgive Them” is available at the Museum Bookstore for $15.
Details
- What: EPHM Book Club presents the book “I Forgive Them” by Holocaust Survivor David Kaplan. KVIA’s Darren Hunt will moderate the discussion and interview Mr. Kaplan.
- When: 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011
- Where: El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center, 715 N. Oregon
- Books: Available for purchase at the Museum Bookstore for $15
- Information: 351-0048 ext. 24
