Inheritors of Memory with Jordan Newman Weiner

We invite you to hear all four stories of resilience and escape, told by the children and grandchildren from the Center's Speakers Bureau. Join us for this installation of the Inheritors of Memory Speaker Series as we enter our fourth season! Jordan Newman Weiner invites students and audiences to learn and remember her grandparents with her as she tells their story. Through SHOAH testimony video clips, her family photo collection, and other primary documents, Jordan introduces her beloved grandparents and follows their path to ultimate survival during the Holocaust. Her grandfather, Stephen Newman, was born and grew up in Warsaw, Poland. His parents saved his life during deportations from the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943 by urging him to join a group of younger Jews. This group of younger people were eventually sent to Majdanek concentration camp for forced labor. Stephen would eventually be a forced laborer in four different camps before he was finally liberated in 1945. Rose Newman grew up in Lodz, Poland. She was educated to the high school level before Germany occupied Lodz and Jews could not be in school. Her family moved to Warsaw, and were eventually part of the Jewish population of the Warsaw Ghetto. She too was deported from the ghetto. She was imprisoned in Auschwitz. The Newmans met in Stuttgart, a displaced person’s camp in Germany in 1945. Jordan presents their lives in the US and shows how her life, even as a young child, was full of the stories of their survival. Jordan’s story is told through the eyes of a grandchild who is honoring her grandparents by telling their story. Jordan lives and works in Seattle. The program will be 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM. Refreshments to be served. Admission is $12 for adults, or $7 for Students and Seniors and can be paid upon entry. Reserved tickets are recommended, and walk-ins are welcome. This reservation includes all-day admission to the museum. This program is made possible with support from the Ruth Anderson Wheeler and Henry O. Wheeler Charitable Trust and the Tulalip Foundation. The Holocaust Center for Humanity may photograph, film, or videotape visitors for educational and promotional purposes. Purchase and use of a ticket is implied consent for the use of the holder's likeness, voice, or video image for marketing purposes.