Holocaust Survivor to Speak at Temple
A well-known Holocaust survivor whose short-subject documentary won an Oscar in March will speak Sunday at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks.
Gerda Weissman Klein, who won an Academy Award for the documentary, “One Survivor Remembers,” has also written an autobiography, a novel and a children’s book. Her work with the mentally disabled led to the establishment of the Blue Rose Foundation organization in New York.
Klein is married to Kurt Klein, a U.S. intelligence officer during World War II who rescued her from a concentration camp. An earlier documentary of her rescue and their romance also received an Oscar nomination in 1984.
Sponsored by the Jewish Federation Valley Alliance and area synagogues, the public lecture will be held at 7 p.m. at 1080 Janss Road. The event culminates a community series entitled “The Jewish Experience ’96.”
Tickets cost $15 for adults and are free for youths under age 18.
For more information or to order tickets, call the Jewish Federation Valley Alliance at (818) 587-3217.
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