This morning’s guest speaker was Ms. Tosia Schneider, a Holocaust survivor of World War II who came to the United States in 1949. 14 members of her family did not survive. So she came to tell her real life story. The story that must be retold and remembered down through the ages so we do not make the same mistake again. This was the pledge she made her mother…if she survived she would tell the world of the Jewish horrors during World War II.
In the foreword of her recent book, “The Holocaust – Someone Must Survive to Tell the World”, Emory Anthropology Professor Dr. Melvin Konner says…” Yes, it is a horror story, and a true one, in which the monsters are neither giant goblins nor ravenous space aliens but something much worse: these monsters are dressed in German uniforms. They are real. But the horror story is bracketed by an account of a beautiful childhood, a celebration of love and tenderness and loss, a living memorial to gifted and generous human beings who were destined to be murdered for one reason only; and by the story of a survivor who not only lived to tell the world, but who created a loving family of her own, a family that is a mirror image of the love and gifts and decency of the family she lost.”
For many years Ms. Schneider did not speak of the horrors she experienced in her native Poland as a child. But she was convinced to write a book about how she survived the Holocaust.
She said one of the important aspects of life is to remember – remember not only the good, but also the bad, so you do not repeat it.
She thinks it is important to remember what was possibly one of the “most significant lapses of morality and humanity – in the ‘30s and ‘40’s in Europe. And in her book, you realize through the eyes of a young child, what happened to her, her family, and the world.
Come sign up for the Club bowling teams and have some fun. June 14th the Club will field two bowling teams to raise funds for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Atlanta. Each team, five bowlers strong, will raise $50 and the remainder will be funded by the Club Foundation. Sign up today!
Convention to be held in Orlando, Florida from the 26-29th of June.
Won’t you help! Ronni and Yvonne need ‘basic women’s clothing’ so these ladies can appear in court.
Interclub meetings are scheduled for the North side and Buckhead Clubs later this month. Please see Kevin Isakson for details.
Please drop a note to Ray and his wife Rosemary. She is recovering from surgery.
To Ronni French, Yvonne Conway from Dusty Miller and the rest of the Peachtree Atlanta gang, we applaud your efforts to lead the Rising Leaders project to a wonderful conclusion this year.
Over 50 participants - students, parents, and school counselors attended this function at the Trolley Barn Convention Center in Inman Park. Keynote speaker was Deputy Chief District Attorney Mr. Todd Ashley. Three scholarships were awarded to the most improved students.
Other Club members helping with the luncheon were: Kit Kammer, Bob Bodimer, Connie Weatherby, Dusty Miller, Kathy Solley, Sherry Neal, and Stan Bokoski
The month of May is ‘supply drive’ month for the our Young Children Priority One project, the Children’s Genesis shelter. Large diapers, formula – any type – toiletries, bed linens [twin, full, and crib] and any other baby items should be brought to the Tuesday meetings in the month of May. At the end of the month, the Club will deliver the collected items to the shelter.
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