CHESTERFIELD’S WWII HEROES: A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, NAZI CAMP LIBERATOR, AND

291 Chesterfield Center,Chesterfield MO 63017

07 April, 2022

Description

This public event celebrates the lives of three local citizens, each with a unique first-hand experience of WWII. The Heritage Foundation of Chesterfield is hosting this event; The ceremony will be held at the Chesterfield Community Center at Chesterfield Mall, followed by a book signing and open house at the Chesterfield History Museum. Both are located on the upper level adjacent to Macy’s. Speakers will include: Bob Nation, Mayor of Chesterfield, Michael Staenberg (friend of Ben Fainer), Sharon Berry (Ben Fainer’s daughter), Helen Turner, Director, Education and Interpretation, St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, In honor of the survivors and the memory of the victims, Mark Leach (co-author of Silent for Sixty Years; Ben Fainer Holocaust Survivor and editor of Why We Fought: Nazi Camp Liberators of St. Louis. Immediately following the ceremony, the Museum will be open, and attendees may tour it at their leisure and watch a slideshow, Chesterfield’s WWII Heroes, shown on a continuous 10-minute loop. Sharon Berry and Mark Leach will be available to sign books and answer questions. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Click Here to Register OR BY LEAVING A PHONE MESSAGE: (484) 393-1734 Register early, seating is limited