On February 23 I had the good fortune to address an audience at the Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton, NJ. The event was co-sponsored by the church, the Princeton Public Library, the Princeton Clergy Association and The Jewish Center of Princeton. The audience was wonderful, and from varied backgrounds, including old classmates from Georgetown, the retired headmaster of my sons’ prep school, Westminster, the mother of one of my earliest book supporters, colleagues from my former law firm, Dechert, and even the granddaughter of a Norwegian resistance fighter who died in February 1945 in the Gross Rosen concentration camp. It was certainly a night to remember. The entire event was the brainchild of Kathy Ales of Princeton, herself a child of two Holocaust survivors. Kathy’s energy and organizational skills (to say nothing of her hospitality) are a wonder to behold, and I owe a debt of gratitude that I can never fully repay. Thanks to Nassau Presbyterian for their lovely venue (the photo is of me in their Sanctuary), to my other co-sponsors, to everyone who attended, and most of all, to my dear friend Kathy Ales.
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- February 22, 2019: Providence Athenaeum, Providence, RI
- February 23, 2019: Village at Waterman Lake, Greenville, RI
- February 24, 2019: Brightview Commons, Wakefield, RI
- February 24, 2019: Atria Bay Spring Village, Barrington, RI
- February 25, 2019: Atria Lincoln Place, Lincoln, RI
- February 25, 2019: Atria Aquidneck, Portsmouth, RI
- March 6, 2019: North Oaks, Pikesville, MD
- March 7, 2019: Maris Grove Retirement Community, Glen Mills, PA
- March 7, 2019: Blakehurst, Towson, MD
- March 8, 2019: Brightview Perry Hall, Nottingham, MD
- March 8, 2019: Roland Park Place, Baltimore, MD
- March 8, 2019: Edenwald, Towson, MD
- March 9, 2019: Springwell, Baltimore, MD
- March 10, 2019: York, PA Jewish Community Center, York, PA
- March 22, 2019: Viterbo University, LaCrosse, WI
- March 24, 2019: Milwaukee Jewish Federation, Milwaukee, WI
- March 25, 2019: Grand Dominion, Mundelein, IL
- March 25, 2019: Carrington Lincolnwood, Lincolnwood, IL
- March 26, 2019: Brookdale Lake View, Chicago, IL
- March 26, 2019: Brookdale Lisle, Lisle, IL
- March 26, 2019: Brookdale Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
- March 27, 2019: The Breakers at Edgewater Beach, Chicago, IL
- March 27, 2019: The Admiral at the Lake, Chicago, IL
- March 27, 2019: The Carillon Club, Naperville, IL
- April 17, 2019: Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice, Charlotte, NC
- April 24, 2019: Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
- April 29, 2019: The Watermark, Bridgeport, CT
- April 29, 2019: Congregation B’nai Israel, Bridgeport, CT
- May 2, 2019: Notre Dame High School, West Haven, CT
- May 30, 2019: The Glebe, Daleville, VA
- May 31-June 2, 2019: Georgetown University, Washington, DC
- June 11, 2019: Osher Lifelong Learning, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
- June 25, 2019: Nordic Center, Duluth, MN
- June 27, 2019: Norway House, Minneapolis, MN
- September 15, 2019: Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies, Oslo, Norway
- October 15, 2019: American Scandinavian Society, New York, NY
- October 17, 2019: 55-Plus Club, Princeton, NJ
- November 1, 2019: Oshe Lifelong Learning, Furman University, Greenville, SC
- January 21, 2020: Alpha Delta Kappa, Raleigh, NC
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- February 22, 2019: Providence Athenaeum, Providence, RI
- February 23, 2019: Village at Waterman Lake, Greenville, RI
- February 24, 2019: Brightview Commons, Wakefield, RI
- February 24, 2019: Atria Bay Spring Village, Barrington, RI
- February 25, 2019: Atria Lincoln Place, Lincoln, RI
- February 25, 2019: Atria Aquidneck, Portsmouth, RI
- March 6, 2019: North Oaks, Pikesville, MD
- March 7, 2019: Maris Grove Retirement Community, Glen Mills, PA
- March 7, 2019: Blakehurst, Towson, MD
- March 8, 2019: Brightview Perry Hall, Nottingham, MD
- March 8, 2019: Roland Park Place, Baltimore, MD
- March 8, 2019: Edenwald, Towson, MD
- March 9, 2019: Springwell, Baltimore, MD
- March 10, 2019: York, PA Jewish Community Center, York, PA
- March 22, 2019: Viterbo University, LaCrosse, WI
- March 24, 2019: Milwaukee Jewish Federation, Milwaukee, WI
- March 25, 2019: Grand Dominion, Mundelein, IL
- March 25, 2019: Carrington Lincolnwood, Lincolnwood, IL
- March 26, 2019: Brookdale Lake View, Chicago, IL
- March 26, 2019: Brookdale Lisle, Lisle, IL
- March 26, 2019: Brookdale Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
- March 27, 2019: The Breakers at Edgewater Beach, Chicago, IL
- March 27, 2019: The Admiral at the Lake, Chicago, IL
- March 27, 2019: The Carillon Club, Naperville, IL
- April 17, 2019: Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice, Charlotte, NC
- April 24, 2019: Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
- April 29, 2019: The Watermark, Bridgeport, CT
- April 29, 2019: Congregation B’nai Israel, Bridgeport, CT
- May 2, 2019: Notre Dame High School, West Haven, CT
- May 30, 2019: The Glebe, Daleville, VA
- May 31-June 2, 2019: Georgetown University, Washington, DC
- June 11, 2019: Osher Lifelong Learning, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
- June 25, 2019: Nordic Center, Duluth, MN
- June 27, 2019: Norway House, Minneapolis, MN
- September 15, 2019: Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies, Oslo, Norway
- October 15, 2019: American Scandinavian Society, New York, NY
- October 17, 2019: 55-Plus Club, Princeton, NJ
- November 1, 2019: Oshe Lifelong Learning, Furman University, Greenville, SC
- January 21, 2020: Alpha Delta Kappa, Raleigh, NC
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