HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher will discuss her experiences as a concentration camp prisoner during the Nazi genocide during a presentation Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 11 a.m. at Hopkinsville Community College.
Inge has been lecturing on the Holocaust since 1981, and has spoken to thousands of people in the USA, Canada and Germany. Her audiences consist of school children, college students and adults of any ethnic background. She has appeared on many radio and television programs both in the USA and abroad.
Inge is the Author of the following best-selling and award-winning books:
• I Am A Star- Child of the Holocaust
• Beyond the Yellow Star To America
• Running Against the Wind
• Finding Dr. Schatz – The Discovery of Streptomycin and A Life It Saved
She has been awarded the following prestigious awards for her work teaching tolerance and human rights:
• Ellis Island Medal of Honor-1999
• Louis E. Yavner Citizen Award- 1999
• Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa, Long Island University, 2005
Also, prize-winning documentary films have been made about Auerbacher, which have been shown in the USA and all over the world.
This event is free of charge and open to the public.
Auerbacher will also visit the HCC Fort Campbell Campus, at the Glenn H. English, Jr. Army Education Center (inside Gate 4, 202 Bastogne Ave, Fort Campbell) at 2:30 p.m.