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Jerry Zaks: Bearing Witness for my Family: Surviving the Holocaust - Lunchbox Learning Series In-Person

Lunchbox Learning is a series of programs that are supported by the Friends of the Wayne Public Library.  It originated to provide daytime programming that seniors would be able to attend.  The series consists of musical programs, history lectures, and occasional dramatic programs. 

Doors open at noon--feel free to bring a bag lunch. The programs starts at 12:30 PM.

Registration is required. 

 

Jerry is a second-generation Holocaust survivor who has dedicated himself to preserving the memory of the Holocaust.  After retiring from a successful career in IT, he began researching and documenting his parents’ experiences during WWII.  Their story begins in 1937, when his parents were 17 and 18 years old and traces their lives from before WWII, how they were selected for and then survived multiple concentration camps and death marches, how they were liberated and how they rebuilt their lives in America. His presentation includes historical records, actual NAZI documentation, and audio clips from an interview he conducted with his parents in 1980.  His presentation offers a deeply personal story about the human experience of the Holocaust. 

Date:
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Room A/B
Audience:
  Adults     Senior Adults     Special Needs  
Categories:
  Entertainment  
Registrations open at 12:30pm Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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Patty Slezak

Patty Slezak is an Adult Reference Librarian, and is a huge fan of movies, music and audiobooks; happily she manages all the materials for those adult collections, as well as the digital resources for Libby. Need a recommendation? Please feel free to ask! 

Patty facilitates many different programs, enabling her to share her passions with others! Let’s discuss books and film at the discussion groups, attend one of the jazz concerts scheduled, or tune in to an interview with a talented jazz musician! 

Lastly, Patty designs and produces the monthly adult program newsletter (aptly called "Check It Out!") which is available digitally and in print to keep you up to date with all the library has to offer!  

She has been at the Wayne Public Library since 2004, and has a BFA Degree in Writing & Publishing, and a Masters in Library & Information Sciences.

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