Saint Peter’s Church, Chateau d’Oex is hosting a conference with six of the last survivors of the Holocaust.  
The conference will take place on Saturday, 28 April from 14h00 to 16h00 and will be in English.  

The speakers are from Switzerland, Israel, Germany and The Netherlands.  The conference begins and ends with music and the four survivors will recount their story and why we should never forget. Two additional survivors will also be present for discussion at the conclusion of the conference with refreshments and cake. 

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The full agenda is given below. For more information, contact
Jack Anderson: jack.anderson912@gmail.com

SATURDAY 28 APRIL 2018 14:00- 16:00

ST PETERS ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CHATEAU D’OEX Grand Rue

A SYMPOSIUM IN ENGLISH BY THOSE WHO SUFFERED BUT SURVIVED WW II

FOLLOWED BY REFRESHMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

TIMESPEECH/MUSICWHOMINUTES
14:00Music-Nigun of RavelMark Varshavsky (Switzerland)5’
14:05-14:15Introductory speechYael Antolovich (Israel)10’
14:15-14:30The Evacuation: My personal account of the ShoahMark Varshavsky (Switzerland)15’
14:30-15:00Memories of the Children-the last generation of the Shoah-Why is it necessary today?Alexey Heistver (Germany)30’ With translation
15:00-15:15The Deportation: My personal account of the ShoahMicha Gelber (The Netherlands)15’
15:15-15:30Lessons from the Holocaust and Modern TimesLillian Glazer (Israel)15’
15:30-15:45QuestionsAll15’
15:45-15:50Closing speechBradley Antolovich, International Director of For Zion’s Sake Ministries (Israel)5’
15:50Music and singing followed by refreshments and personal discussions including survivors Alexander Vishnevetsky (Israel) and Elena Dolgova (Israel)Marianna and Yael Antolovich (Israel), Roman Shamshovich (Germany)OPEN