In May of 1945, units of the 1st Infantry Division liberated subcamps of the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp, Zwodau and Falkenau.
Remember the 75th anniversary of the liberation of concentration and extermination camps during World War II with an evening a stories from survivors of the Holocaust. Survivors from the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center’s Speakers’ Bureau will provide eyewitness accounts of the holocaust.
Biographies of the survivors in attendance will be updated in the coming months.
A cash bar will be available along with a small selection of food. Coffee is complimentary.
This event is part of the First Division Museum’s popular series, A Date with History. The monthly programs feature an evening of lively discussion with authors, panelists, historians, and special speakers.
Free Parking and Admission. Registration Not Required.
Phone: 630.260.8237
2020/05/05 - 2020/05/05
Additional time info:
Doors open 6:30 pm – Presentation at 7 pm
Cantigny Visitors Center at Cantigny Park
1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL 60189