I’ll be giving a talk about “The Bricha: The Jewish Underground Railroad” on Mon. Nov. 5, 7.30 p.m. at the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, Lipa Green Building, 4600 Bathurst Street, Toronto.

The Hebrew word “bricha” means “flight” or “escape”. The Bricha was the illegal underground organization in post-World War II Europe that helped Jewish Holocaust survivors escape to DP camps in Germany, Austria, or Italy, and ultimately to Palestine. I’ll speak about the history of the Bricha, the often harrowing journeys of the refugees, and the final dismantling of the organization in 1948 when the State of Israel was established. This program is part of Holocaust Education Week 2018.

I hope you’ll attend this presentation about a little-known aspect of the Holocaust.