Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. She now travels telling her story to prevent anything like this from happening again. Sunday, november 20, pm, gloria hollander lyon bears witness to the holocaust in this compelling memoir told from the rare standpoint of a survivor of seven concentration camps read more read more. As a teenager in wartorn hungary, lyon and her family were seized by the nazis the day after passover in 1944. Holocaust survivor shares her experience with odowd students. Xlibris news 2017 eric hoffer awards xlibris publishing blog. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
The paperback of the mommy, whats that number on your arm. Quotes by gloria hollander lyon this is not a jewish story. The nazis took gloria and her family away from their home at the young age of 14. Holocaust survivors and refugees telling their stories. To learn more about and explore the stories of other holocaust survivors and witnesses, v. If people dont know the truth about the holocaust, then it could happen again to anybody, anywhere, at any time to any race or any color. Gloria hollander lyon shares message of hope in new memoir. Mommy, whats that number on your arm a6374 hardcover may 25, 2016. Gloria hollender lyon refused to give up and insisted on surviving, whatever it took. Sunday, november 20 events, uncategorized sunday, november 20, pm, gloria hollander lyon bears witness to the holocaust in this compelling memoir told from the rare standpoint of a survivor of seven concentration camps. Jfcs holocaust center northern californias primary resource. It looks like we dont have any biography for gloria hollander lyon yet be the first to contribute.
My name is whitney, my name is evie, my name is matt and were here to interview gloria lyon. A6374 by gloria hollander lyon available from rakuten kobo. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Janiah banks her quick escape havoc strikes before the war background information the nazis took gloria and her family away from their home at the young age of 14. Born in frankfurt, germany, otto served in the german army in world war i. Holocaust survivor shares her story uc san francisco. Oral history interview with gloria lyon collections search. Gloria hollander lyon the boy in the striped pajamas. The united states holocaust memorial museum received the tapes of the interview from the bay area holocaust oral history project in october 2002. Gloria hollander lyon bears witness to the holocaust in this compelling memoir told from the rare viewpoint of someone who survived seven concentration camps. May 25, 2016 a hungarian woman s debut remembrance of her journey from holocaust survivor to public witness. Otto frank is a holocaust survivor and father of famous diarist anne frank.
Mengeles inspection and then escaping the gas chamber by j umping off a truck at age 14. Long before the hollywood film the bucket list 2007, i compiled a list of places to visit and pursued them all. Jfcs holocaust center is northern californias primary resource for education about the holocaust and other genocides. Gloria hollander lyon author gloria hollander lyon bears witness to the holocaust in this compelling memoir told from the rare viewpoint of someone who survived seven concentration camps. The ucsf spine center helps more than 10,000 patients every year, but few have back stories as remarkable and haunting as gloria lyon s. Gloria lyon phone, address, background info whitepages. Gloria hollander lyon was born january 20, 1930 in czechoslovakia. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Gloria hollander lyon is a jewish woman born in 1930 in czechoslovakia. For all she has done to keep this tragic event alive. With gerda weissmann klein, kurt klein, peter thomas.
After the war he came home to work for the family business, a bank founded by his father michael. Gloria hollander lyon is the author of mommy, whats that number on your arm. During the holocaust she survived going through seven different camps. Gloria hollander lyon bears witness to the holocaust in this compelling memoir told from the rare viewpoint of someone w. Mommy, whats that number on your arm this is the ultimate survivors story, relating hope despite pain and trauma. Gloria hollander lyon, author of mommy, whats that number on your arm. The museums collections document the fate of holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Mommy, whats that number on your arm a6374 by gloria. Gloria lyon was born on january 20th 1930 in czechoslovakia.
At rhoda goldman plaza, gloria hollander lyon, who survived seven concentration camps during the holocaust, read excerpts from her memoir, mommy, whats that number on your arm. May 25, 2016 a hungarian womans debut remembrance of her journey from holocaust survivor to public witness. This years day of learning will take place in march 2019. Czechoslovakian survivor of 7 camps including auschwitz, bergenbelsen, beendorf and ravensbruck. Illuminated by a large skylight, lyon perched on a kitchen chair in her san francisco home as scottsdale, ariz. Collections search united states holocaust memorial. Click on text below to watch and listen to gloria s answers. You are watching gloria lyon, a jewish survivor from the holocaust. Xlibris publishing is proud to congratulate the following xlibris authors as finalists, runnersup, and honorable mentions in the 2017 eric hoffer awards named for the acclaimed philosopher and author, the eric hoffer awards have been celebrating the spirit of independent and freethinking writers since the early 21 st century. She survived that notorious concentration camp, as well as bergenbelsen and five others, but she lost both parents, her two brothers and a. Years later, lyon shared the story of her number, a6374, and her harrowing personal story of surviving the holocaust in a book entitled mommy, whats that number on your arm. Download audibleauthors gloria hollander lyon, author of. Visit the page and get contact details, books information, biography and titles owned. Gloria s father was a very prominent jewish farmer, and her family owned a.
Gloria hollander lyon gloria hollander lyon bears witness to the holocaust in this compelling memoir told from the rare viewpoint of someone who survived seven concentration camps. This is the ultimate survivors story, relating hope despite pain and trauma. She assumes that her brothers, father, mother and sister died at auschwitz. He married edith hollander in 1925 and they had two daughter, anne and margot.
Their goal is to provide students, scholars, resource centers on the world, and the general public access to their archives. Autumn is a book of poems that take me back in a number of ways. She lived on a farm with her large family of four brothers and one sister as well as her mother and father and grandmother. Narrowly escapes nazi germany with his family at age 7 after witnessing kristallnacht. Gloria had to leave school after the change in government. Below are the current and previous finalists in alphabetical order by book. It is vivid in its detail of her remarkable courage escaping the fate of the gas chambers and provides powerful testimony of her resilience in the face of incomprehensible suffering. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Havoc strikes life before the war background information gloria was born january 20, 1930 and survived seven different camps during the holocaust.
Holocaust survivor gerda weissmann klein recounts her sixyear ordeal as a victim of nazi cruelty, including the loss of her parents, brother, friends, home, possessions, and community. Gloria hollander lyon gloria hollander lyon bears witness to the holocaust in this compelling memoir told from the rare viewpoint of someone who survived seven. The ucsf spine center helps more than 10,000 patients every year, but few have back stories as remarkable and haunting as gloria lyons. Gloria hollander lyon presents an account of her experiences in concentration camps to students of the monte vista high school, danville, calif. As the annual judging draws to a close, the first horizon award finalists are announced prior to the eric hoffer award grand prize.
The mission of the bay area holocaust oral history project bahohp is to gather oral life histories of holocaust survivors, liberators, rescuers, and eyewitnesses. Apr 09, 2012 you are watching gloria lyon, a jewish survivor from the holocaust. Gloria was originally taken from her home with her family when she was fourteen years old. Gloria hollander lyon a holocaust survivor by janiah banks. Gloria hollander lyon of san francisco was just a teenager in 1944 when she and her family were forced from their home in czechoslovakia, first into a ghetto and then to auschwitzbirkenau. Holocaust survivor gloria hollander lyon will recount the horrorfilled tale of how she escaped seven concentration camps for anyone who will listen. Lyon and those in her household lived originally in. She is a survivor of seven camps, including auschwitzbirkenau, bergenbelsen, beendorf and ravensbruck. This small list of finalists is an honored distinction of its own and is announced publicly during the spring of each award year. Read, share, learn and interact with true stories about peoples ancestors from the holocaust, civil war, armenian genocide, world war two, etc. Oct 04, 2019 gloria hollander lyon of san francisco was just a teenager in 1944 when she and her family were forced from their home in czechoslovakia, first into a ghetto and then to auschwitzbirkenau.
While i enjoyed the anonymity and stimulation from exposure to different cultural experiences during my world travels, however ephemeral, i felt worldweary after i became eligible to join travelers century club. The bay area holocaust oral history project conducted the interview with gloria lyon on february, 1989 and september 11, 1990. Book reading and signing archives rhoda goldman plaza. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for gloria lyon. Join facebook to connect with gloria hollander lyon and others you may know. Now we have learned about this lady, lets remember her. The jfcs holocaust center is now a full access site for the usc shoah foundations collection of 55,000 oral histories. And i wrote it down in a little blue book that we used in college you know to write our essays and what not. Jewish survivor gloria lyon testimony part 1 youtube. Gloria hollender lyon refused to give up and insisted on surviving, whatever it took, despite the odds against her. She was in high school when they required everyone to wear yellow stars. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the shapell center.
They were sent on cattle cars for many hours to auschwitz. When gloria hollander lyons young son first asked her that question, she was not ready to answer him. It is vivid in its detail of her remarkable courage escaping the fate of the gas chamber. Blue ink tears my skin what i have left is a scar scar that looks like a number scar that is now all i am scar that is all who we are.
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