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Kristallnacht Commemoration, featuring Dr. Mark Wygoda – Virtual Program
November 9, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
FreeKristallnacht Commemoration, featuring Dr. Mark Wygoda – Virtual Program
Monday, November 9th, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. – Streaming virtually on The Florida Holocaust Museum’s Facebook Live
The Florida Holocaust Museum’s Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration takes place virtually on Monday, November 9th at 6:30 p.m. The program commemorating Kristallnacht, also called the Night of Broken Glass, features a virtual conversation with Dr. Mark Wygoda.
Dr. Mark Wygoda’s father, Hermann Wygoda, was a German-born Polish Jew who defied the Nazis throughout the war. Initially a smuggler to the Warsaw ghetto, Mr. Wygoda moved to Berlin in early 1943 where he worked undercover for nearly a year for a German business as a foreman, translator, and armed courier. He then escaped to German-occupied Italy where he joined the Italian partisans, becoming commander of an assault brigade and later an entire division. “Commandante Enrico”, as he was known to his troops, planned and directed attacks on enemy forces, negotiated prisoner exchanges, and helped liberate the city of Savona. After the war he received decorations from three nations, including a Bronze Star medal from the United States.
FREE to attend virtually online via https://www.facebook.com/TheFHM. No Registration is required.
Please note: Since we are a public page, you do not need to have a Facebook account or login into Facebook to access this lecture. We are streaming this event on Facebook Live. Facebook is simply the url landing page that you will go to. Below is a short video (from another organization – that doesn’t have sound) on how to do that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l7G9XPLJ3g
On the day of the lecture, you will go to https://www.facebook.com/TheFHM and then you can join us without having to register or login following those steps.
For additional information about Hermann Wygoda’s book, In the Shadow of the Swastika, please visit: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/63adt4qa9780252071393.html