Jewish Federation of Lee & Charlotte Counties & Shell Point Retirement Community Present 

Kristallnacht: We Remember

Thursday, November 10, 2022 (4 P.M. – 6 P.M.)

The event will feature guest speakers Rabbi Stephen Fuchs and 

Dr. Robert Hilliard, a World War II liberator, author & hero.

Rabbi Fuchs, whose late father Leo Fuchs, was arrested in Leipzig, Germany on Kristallnacht, Nov. 9, 1938, was abused and sent to the Dachau Prison Camp. Rabbi Fuchs will share the events surrounding Kristallnacht, the Holocaust and Antisemitism. Rabbi Fuchs speaks regularly in Germany and many other venues to urge peace, reconciliation and the need to stand up for humanity.

Dr. Hilliard a private at the time of WWII along with a fellow private procured food for starving liberated Holocaust survivors. He and his friend started a letter writing campaign that snaked its way through the U.S. until landing on the desk of the President. From then, drastic changes were made regarding the well-being of the liberated Holocaust survivors. Dr. Hilliard at 97 is a social activist and impassioned speaker for humanity.