Hedy Epstein, peace advocate and holocaust survivor
Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 7:00pm
Address:
Mackey Hall
353 East Pine Street
Wooster, OH 44691
Presented By: Hedy Epstein
http://www.hedyepstein.com/
Westminster Presbyterian Church will host Hedy Epstein, peace advocate and holocaust survivor
March 4, 2012, 7 to 9 pm in Mackey Hall
353 East Pine Street
Wooster, Ohio 44691
As a church dedicated to do justice and to love kindness, Westminster Presbyterian Church continues its attempt to inform the Wooster and Northeast Ohio community about the suffering in the Holy Land. On Sunday, March 4 at 7 pm in Mackey Hall, 353 East Pine Street, Wooster, Westminster Presbyterian Church will host Hedy Epstein for a presentation of her experiences as a Nazi Holocaust survivor and her five trips to the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories.
In addition to speaking locally, nationally, and internationally, Hedy has appeared on local, national, and international radio and TV programs as a guest.
She has written many articles on social issues which have been published in local, national & international newspapers and journals. In addition, Hedy's autobiography was published in May 1999 by Unrast-Verlag, a German company. The book, titled Erinnern ist nicht genug: Autobiographie von Hedy Epstein ("Remembering Is Not Enough: The Autobiography of Hedy Epstein"), is available in German. The book, written by Hedy, covers her entire life and her experiences. Hedy is also a contributor to several current & forthcoming books.
Hedy has received many awards. Among the most recent ones are the 2005 Imagine Life "Education through Media Award" and the 2008 American Friends Service Committee's "Inspiration for Hope Award."
Westminster Presbyterian Church’s Sunday program is co-sponsored by several Northeastern human rights organizations: Al-Awda-Cleveland, American Friends Service Committee, Ashland Center for Nonviolence, Greater Cleveland Arab American Association, Interfaith Committee for Peace in the Middle East, and Middle East Peace Form.
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