Join us for a conversation and Q&\;A wi th Holocaust survivor Richard Wiener\, who lived under the Nazi regime fro m 1933 to 1939 and was the only Jew in a school of Hitler Youth. At age 11 \, on the eve of Kristallnacht\, Richard witnessed the destructio n of his home in Wittenberg\, Germany\, and the arrest of his father.
\ nAfter escaping to England via the Kindertransport and then co ming to America\, he ultimately returned to his hometown to reconcile with his childhood classmates and neighbors. The city of Wittenberg awarded hi m honorary citizenship for his efforts\, a tribute that was all the more m eaningful because his family and other Jews were not considered citizens o f Germany under the Third Reich.
\nAfter practicing law in the D.C. area\, Richard dedicated his life to helping others move past trauma by le ading "Power of Forgiveness" workshops across the country. He \;is the author of Survivor's Odyssey: From Oppression to Reconciliation\ , which was shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer prize. He has been a frequent speaker at public and private schools\, universities\, churches\, and syna gogues in the Washington\, D.C.\, area and in the country of his birth.
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