As Mama Told Us

Featured guest:
Dr. Ettie, Zilber
July 23, 2020

Featured guest, Dr. Ettie Zilber, a Second-Generation daughter (and granddaughter) of Holocaust survivors, describes her parents’ experiences from 1940-1950, from their home in Kovno, Lithuania, life in the ghetto, the transfer to Stutthof and Dachau concentration camps, the death march in the Polish winter, until liberation.

Liberation was fraught with its own challenges and dangers. She reflects on the impact of her birth in a Displaced Person’s Camp in Landsberg am Lech, Germany and how it influenced her life, her thoughts, beliefs, behaviors, and even her career. Describing the great variety in Survivor’s experiences, she conveys some of the research on characteristics of Survivors, as well as those of the Second Generation, and when and how they learned about their parents’ history.

This presentation is based on her book “A Holocaust Memoir of Love & Resilience: Mama’s Survival from Lithuania to America.”