Holocaust Survivor to Speak at Drury

From newsleader.com

Inge Auerbacher, the last Jewish child born in Kippenheim, Germany, will present "Beyond the Yellow Star" on Thursday at 11 a.m. in Clara Thompson Hall on the campus of Drury University, a university news release said.

The event is free and open to the public.

Both of Auerbacher's parents came from observant Jewish families who had lived for many generations in Germany.

Inge's father was a soldier in the German Army during World War I, and was awarded the Iron Cross for his service.

Until the Kristallnacht riots against the Jews in Germany and Austria in 1938, Christians and Jews had lived peacefully together.

During this time, Auerbacher's family was dispersed among several concentration camps.

Auerbacher is among the one percent who survived the holding center at Terezin. She and her parents moved to America in 1946.

Her award-winning books - I am a Star: Child of the Holocaust; Beyond the Yellow Star to America; and Running Against the Wind - are read in schools worldwide.

Her speech is part of Drury University's 2009-2010 convocation series Spirituality and Justice.

It honors the connection between spirituality and intellectual pursuit and values interfaith dialogue.

For more information, visit www.drury.edu/convo0910 or contact Theme Year Director Peter Browning at 873-7231 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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