“We are so grateful to Esther Geizhals, a Holocaust survivor, and her granddaughter Mea, along with 3G Adam Zimmerman, for sharing their stories this evening,” 3GDC president and co-founder Elana Rosenfield said in a statement.
“This event brings the unique voice[s] of survivors’ grandchildren to the forefront of important and timely conversations about the lasting impacts of the Holocaust and our shared responsibility to reject antisemitism as well as hatred and bigotry of all forms in our day.”
“We’re honored to partner with 3GDC and the JCRC for this important program, especially at a time when the discrimination and violence of the past echo so strongly today,” said Rabbi Aaron Potek of Sixth & I. “Bearing witness to the survivors’ stories reminds us to stand in solidarity with all marginalized communities and recommit to the work of justice.”
“For our organization, it’s critical to connect with the younger generation and lift up and amplify the voices of the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors who are so dedicated to carrying on their grandparents’ legacy,” said JCRC associate director Guila Franklin Siegel.
"We want the world to change,” said Geizhals, a Washington area Holocaust survivor.
“We want future generations to know what happened so that it should never happen again to other people, because unfortunately, it does happen all over the world.”
"I'm deeply grateful for the opportunity to honor my grandparents, Frieda and Morris Zimmerman, and all of our grandparents,” said Zimmerman, a 3G from the Washington area.
“We commemorate not just their enduring strength during history's darkest hour, but the people they became, the lives they led, and their unlimited love for their children and grandchildren," he said. "May their memory be a blessing, but may their example continue to live on – and inspire action – in each of us.”