Nazi concentration camp survivor Joseph Alexander spoke to a more-than-full room about his experience in different camps to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at Woodbury University in Burbank on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. His presentation “I Survived 12 Concentration Camps” brought some of those in attendance to tears. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Emotions ran high for some in attendance as Nazi concentration camp survivor Joseph Alexander spoke to a more-than-full room about his experience in different camps to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at Woodbury University in Burbank on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. In his presentation “I Survived 12 Concentration Camps” Alexander talked about how he managed to survive for more than 5 years in concentration camps. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Nazi concentration camp survivor Joseph Alexander, showing his tattooed number from the camp, spoke to a more-than-full room about his experience in different camps to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at Woodbury University in Burbank on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. His presentation “I Survived 12 Concentration Camps” brought some of those in attendance to tears. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Nazi concentration camp survivor Joseph Alexander, right, spoke to a more-than-full room about his experience in different camps to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at Woodbury University in Burbank on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. His presentation “I Survived 12 Concentration Camps” brought some of those in attendance to tears. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Nazi concentration camp survivor Joseph Alexander spoke to a more-than-full room about his experience in different camps to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at Woodbury University in Burbank on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. His presentation “I Survived 12 Concentration Camps” brought some of those in attendance to tears. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Nazi concentration camp survivor Joseph Alexander spoke to a more-than-full room about his experience in different camps to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at Woodbury University in Burbank on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. His presentation “I Survived 12 Concentration Camps” brought some of those in attendance to tears. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Nazi concentration camp survivor Joseph Alexander, who brought official paperwork from that time, spoke to a more-than-full room about his experience in different camps to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at Woodbury University in Burbank on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. His presentation “I Survived 12 Concentration Camps‚” brought some of those in attendance to tears. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Nazi concentration camp survivor Joseph Alexander, who brought official paperwork from that time, spoke to a more-than-full room about his experience in different camps to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at Woodbury University in Burbank on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. His presentation “I Survived 12 Concentration Camps” brought some of those in attendance to tears. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Nazi concentration camp survivor Joseph Alexander, showing his concentration camp tattoo, spoke to a more-than-full room about his experience in different camps to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at Woodbury University in Burbank on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. His presentation “I Survived 12 Concentration Camps” brought some of those in attendance to tears. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Nazi concentration camp survivor Joseph Alexander spoke to a more-than-full room about his experience in different camps to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at Woodbury University in Burbank on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. His presentation “I Survived 12 Concentration Camps” brought some of those in attendance to tears. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Nazi concentration camp survivor Joseph Alexander, left, received two certificates of recognition, after he spoke to a more-than-full room about his experience in different camps to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at Woodbury University in Burbank on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. His presentation‚” Survived 12 Concentration Camps,” brought some of those in attendance to tears. Above, Arda Tchakian from Senator Anthony Portantino’s office presented one of the two certificates. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)