Holocaust Survivor to Share Experiences
Holocaust survivor Elane Geller will speak Saturday at the Sherman Oaks branch of the Los Angeles Public Library about her experiences during the war.
Geller, a native of Poland, was imprisoned at the age of 5 at the Bergen-Belsen camp in northern Germany. She was freed during the Allied liberation five years later.
Diane Gordon, a librarian at the Sherman Oaks branch, organized the talk by contacting the Museum of Tolerance at the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Museum officials recommended Geller.
Gordon said a visit to Sherman Oaks by someone with Geller’s extraordinary background is a rare occurrence.
“I can’t remember the last time we’ve had anything like this,” she said.
The event, scheduled for 2:30 p.m., is free and open to the public. The library is at 14245 Moorpark St.
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