Event name
A Life Rebuilt: The Remarkable Transformation of a War Orphan
When
Mon 02 / 11 / 2019
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Where
Orinda Library
26 Orinda Way
Orinda CA 94563
26 Orinda Way
Orinda CA 94563
Who can attend
External website conditions
Price
FREE
When: Monday, February 11, 2019 1:00 PM
Ends on: Monday, February 11, 2019 2:00 PM
Where: Orinda Library
February 4 6:30 pm
San Ramon Library
100 Montgomery Street 94583 | 925.973.2850
February 5 6:30 pm
Martinez Library
740 Court Street 94553 | 925.646.9900
February 11 6pm
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway 94596 | 925.977.3340
Ends on: Monday, February 11, 2019 2:00 PM
Where: Orinda Library
Born in 1939 Belgium, Sylvia Ruth Gutmann became an orphan at age
three when her parents were sent to their deaths at Auschwitz. In her
debut memoir, A Life Rebuilt: The Remarkable Transformation of a War Orphan,
she chronicles her escape to Switzerland with her two sisters, their
arrival in New York to the home of her uncle and his abusive wife, and
her struggles to overcome the trauma of her childhood.
Ms. Gutmann will also be speaking at the following Contra Costa County Library locations:
February 4 6:30 pm
San Ramon Library
100 Montgomery Street 94583 | 925.973.2850
February 5 6:30 pm
Martinez Library
740 Court Street 94553 | 925.646.9900
February 11 6pm
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway 94596 | 925.977.3340