DDSB Welcomes Holocaust Survivor Edith Gelbard

In recognition of Jewish Heritage Month, students in Grades 7-8 from Stephen G. Saywell PS and members of the school community will have an opportunity to hear Edith Gelbard speak about her experiences fleeing the Nazis’ “Final Solution” during World War II. 

Gelbard survived the Holocaust by living as a ‘hidden’ Jewish girl in France. She was forced to live under a different name and religion in a home for fugitive children.  After the war, Gelbard was reunited with her mother, brother and sister, but her father never returned. Gelbard’s story is told in the popular book Hiding Edith by Kathy Kacer.

Edith Gelbard shares her incredible story with DDSB students

Event:             Edith Gelbard Visit                

Date:              May 31, 2019             

Time:              9:15 am – 10:30 am               

Location:         Stephen G. Saywell PS, 855 Roundelay Drive, Oshawa, ON, L1J 7V1

Audience:        Students in Grades 7-8 and the school community

Preferred
Media Time:     9:00 am – 10:30 am

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