1. Jay Sommer, Holocaust Survivor Event held at: [location] [date] [time]
Jay Sommer,
Holocaust Survivor
Mr. Sommer was born in 1927 in Makachelo a
small village in Czechoslovakia. He was 14 years old
when he was forced into a Nazi labor camp from
which he escaped just before he was to be shipped
to Auschwitz concentration camp. He was in the
involuntary service in the Soviet Army and has lived
through many harrowing experiences, which he
describes in his book "Journey Through the Golden Door".
He came to the United States in 1948 and ultimately became a teacher and National Teacher of the Year in This led to an invitation to serve on President Reagan's National Commission on Excellence in Education.
Mr. Sommer is a frequent speaker before students, professional groups and numerous organizations and lives in New Rochelle.
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