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A Conversation with Leo S. Ullman - Author and Holocaust Survivor

at Landmark on Main Street | Sun Apr 10

Location

Landmark on Main Street

232 Main St.
Port Washington, NY 11050
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Tel: 516.767.1384

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Date & Time

04:00 PM
Sun, Apr 10, 2016
Cost: Free Event
Description

Port Washington resident Leo S. Ullman will appear at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 4 p.m. to share stories of how he and his family survived unimaginably harsh conditions while living in the Netherlands under German occupation. Ullman will give firsthand accounts of his time living in secrecy, and reflect on how
his childhood in Nazi-occupied Holland shaped his life.


Mr. Ullman has arranged for members of the family who hid and saved him to travel from the Netherlands especially for this occasion. They will join him onstage to discuss their experiences.  After the presentation, a reception will be held at the Port Washington Public Library to provide attendees with an intimate setting to speak with Mr. Ullman and his “war family.”  



Mr. Ullman’s new book, 796 Days: Hiding as a Child in Occupied Amsterdam During WWII and Then Coming to America (ComteQ Publishing, 2015), is a mesmerizing first-person story of a young Jewish boy hidden by complete strangers for over two years, while his parents hid in an attic elsewhere, not knowing where their son was or if he was alive. The book chronicles Leo Ullman’s life as a hidden child, as well as the stories of other family members and their miraculous survival. It contains unique photos, documents and correspondence, as well as historical context. 796 Days will be available for purchase and signing, with all proceeds benefitting Landmark on Main Street and the Friends of the Library.

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