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Video of Holocaust Liberators-Survivors conference at Hudson Falls High School, Sept. 2009.

September 25, 2009 by Matthew Rozell

Banner SSR Reunion

Conference Program 3
Apparently the video no longer streams. You can see highlights below if you wish. Program notes from 2009 reunion follow.

Finally the ABC News clip and my comments following it at the close of the ceremonies. The students become the new witnesses.

Program Notes: Soldiers/Survivors Reunion
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
MORNING PROGRAM 9:30am-10:59am
9:30 am- Block II at Hudson Falls High School Auditorium
THEME: THE LIBERATORS AND SURVIVORS OF A “TRAIN NEAR
MAGDEBURG”
9:45am- Program begins-
Welcome by CJ Hebert, High School Principal
 Introduction by Mr. Rene Roberge, Hudson Falls High School
 National Anthem
 The Story of the Liberation of the “Train Near Magdeburg”- Mr. Matthew Rozell,
Hudson Falls High School
 Film, A Special Reunion
10:25am: Introduction of Liberator Tank Commander Carrol Walsh and Survivor
Steven Barry
10:35am-10:59am: Introduction of remaining American soldiers, surviving members
of the 30th Infantry Division and 743rd Tank Battalion, and Holocaust survivors
10:59 am– End of Morning Program

AFTERNOON PROGRAM- 1:00pm-2:20pm
Block IV- High School Auditorium

THEME: LIBERATION

Statement from David Patterson, Governor,
New York State– Mr. Rene Roberge

1:05pm Tribute to Liberator/Photographer George C. Gross, 743rd Tank
Battalion
Speaker: Dr. Tim Gross, son of George C. Gross

Speaker: Liberator, Tank Commander Carrol Walsh, 743rd Tank Battalion Liberator;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Speaker: First Lieutenant Frank Towers, 30th Infantry Division

Speaker: Survivor Steven Barry (Hungary; Boca Raton, Fla.)

Program Notes: Soldiers/Survivors Reunion
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
MORNING PROGRAM 9:30am-10:59am
9:30 am- Block II at Hudson Falls High School Auditorium
THEME: SURVIVAL AND LIBERATION
9:40 am- Introduction-Program begins-
National Anthem
A Letter to the Chaplain: A Liberator’s 1945 Eyewitness Account of the Farsleben
Train-Mr. Rene Roberge, Hudson Falls High School
Speaker: Survivor and artist Sara Atzmon (Hungary; Israel)
Speaker: Survivor Elisabeth Seaman (Netherlands; Palo Alto, California)
AFTERNOON PROGRAM- 1:00pm-2:20pm

Block IV- High School Auditorium
THEME: HOLOCAUST EDUCATION; LIBERATION
1:05 pm:- The Mission of the Bergen Belsen Memorial- Bergen Belsen staff
The Mission of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum-
Peter Fredlake, Director, National Outreach for Teacher Initiatives,
USHMM

Speaker: Survivor Ariela Rojek (Poland; Toronto, Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Speaker: Survivor Leslie Meisels (Hungary; Toronto, Canada)
Program Notes: Soldiers/Survivors Reunion
Friday September 25th, 2009
MORNING PROGRAM 9:30am-10:59am
9:30 am- Block II at Hudson Falls High School Auditorium
THEME: REMEMBERING THE SOLDIERS OF WORLD WAR II
9:40 am- Introduction-Program begins-
National Anthem
Statement from Congressman Scott Murphy, Representative, 20th District,
New York– Mr. Rene Roberge
The Importance of Narrative History, The NYS Veterans’ Oral History Project
– Mr. Matthew Rozell
10:00 am – Speakers:
Officers of 30th Infantry Division Veterans of WWII
Speaker:Francis Currey, Recipient, Medal of Honor
Vice President, 30th Infantry Division Veterans of WWII
Speaker:Frank Towers, Recipient, French Legion of Honor
President and Historian, 30th Infantry Division Veterans of WWII
Speaker:Buster Simmons, Chaplain, 30th Infantry Division Veterans of WWII

Speaker: William Gast, 743rd Tank Battalion

Speaker: Survivor Micha Tomkiewicz (Poland; Brooklyn, New York)

Speaker:Survivor Paul Arato (Hungary; Toronto, Canada)

Speaker:Robert Miller, author, Finding My Father’s War (son of 30th ID
member) “Finding My Father’s War”
Speaker:Lev Raphael: author My Germany (son of train survivor) “The
Second Generation, children of Holocaust Survivors- Revisiting
Germany”
Performance: “This is for Remembrance”- original song performed by student Kylie James

Speaker: Mr. Matthew Rozell, “Who Actually Believes the Garbage?”

Concluding Remarks: Mr. C.J. Hebert, High School Principal.

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  1. on September 29, 2009 at 2:54 pm Holocaust Survivors, Liberators Reunited – ABC News : Person of the Week: Teacher takes students on a journey of humanity. « Teaching History Matters

    […] Streaming Video of Soldier Survivor conference. […]


  2. on September 30, 2009 at 11:13 am indyretreats

    this is the coolest thing i’ve seen since watching “paper clips” about the small school in tennessee that collected millions of paper clips to honor those consumed by the Holocaust! very, very cool project, mr. mozell!! you, your students and the school district are to be commended for shining the light of truth on the Holocaust and for reuniting liberators with those they set free from hell. i am truly blown away by this. truly.

    chris doyle
    Never Again! admin



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