Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study
Annual Yom HaShoah
Commemoration
Screening and Discussion
of the film
Escape from Auschwitz
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
10:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Baldwin Gymnasium
Drew University, Madison, NJ
Over a million Jews were put to death in Auschwitz, Hitler’s largest concentration
camp. What happened in this camp was a heavily guarded secret … until two
extraordinary men managed to escape. Through historical footage and reenactment, this documentary tells the story of Auschwitz prisoners Rudolph Vrba
and Alfred Wetzler who escaped the camp to reveal the truth and tried to warn
others of what was happening there.
The film screening will be followed by a Q & A with two special guests, Eva
Vogel and Hedy Brasch. Eva Vogel’s father not only knew both Vrba and
Wetzler personally, but he was also a member of the underground group which
helped orchestrate the escape. The other special guest is Hedy Brasch, who
was a prisoner in Auschwitz at the time the escape took place.
Free and open to the community
With support from the Jacqueline Berke Program Fund and
The New Jersey Commission for Holocaust Education
For more information:
Drew University Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study
Embury Hall, Madison, NJ 070940
973/408-3600
[email protected]
Individuals needing special assistance should contact the Housing, Conferences, and Hospitality office at 973/408-3103 at least five
working days prior to the event in order to insure appropriate arrangements