Holocaust survivor to speak

The Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable will meet on Thursday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 433 E. Main St., Hummelstown. The event will also be livestreamed on the "Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable" YouTube channel.

Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann will share his story of being a young child in the transit camp Mogilev-Podolsky. The approximately 15,000 Jews in the camp, which operated from 1941 to 1944, received harsh treatment, and Steigmann was a subject of medical experimentation, the effects of which he still experiences. He was near starvation when a German woman delivering baked goods to the camp guards spotted him and decided to smuggle milk to him, likely saving his life while risking hers.

The meeting is open to the public, and no registration is required. For additional information, visit http://www.centralpaww2roundtable.org.

The Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable is a nonprofit organization that provides a forum for World War II veterans, along with authors, historians, and others, to share their knowledge and experiences related to the war.

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