Last April, I launched the Speaker's Bureau at BCC's Center for Peace, Justice, Reconciliation. My main motivation was to give a voice to the 2nd & 3rd generation of genocide survivors as the original survivors age and dwindle. Only descendants of survivors can tell the stories with the same passion as their elders, having lived it through their parents/ grandparents. Telling survivor stories captivates the students' attention. A lecture given by a professor will not share the same energy.
Although I have spoken to students at BCC a couple times, this year was the first time we had an outside request from a local high school. I had the honor of presenting for Yom HaShoah (4/24/2017) at Passaic County Tech for ~50 students. During my 90-minute presentation, I showed my mom's video testimonial about her escape from Germany and also told stories from my dad, and uncle; about their survival, from Paris to Ceyroux.
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