On this Yom HaShoah, hear the riveting, harrowing, and ultimately inspiring story of Vera Herman Goodkin, as told in her own words.
Goodkin was just shy of her 9th birthday when the Nazis occupied her hometown of Uzhorod, Czechoslovakia. She spent the next four years in hiding and detention. Ultimately, she was rescued and taken to freedom under the protection of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg.
A sweet, articulate, and upbeat personality, Goodkin continues to speak with young people about her experiences and to warn of the dangers of hatred and mistrust.
“Vera’s Story: A Holocaust Remembrance” will be broadcast on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org today at 3 & 11 pm EDT.
The award-winning program will also include music by composers who fled Europe or perished during the war, as well as works written in memory of the millions of victims of the Holocaust.
Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day, also marks the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, when Jewish resistance fighters defied the Nazis and fought for freedom and dignity.
You’ll find more information about “Vera’s Story” and a representative playlist – including works by Gideon Klein, Hans Krasa, Szymon Laks, Franz Waxman, and Eric Zeisl – here:
https://www.wwfm.org/post/veras-story-holocaust-remembrance#stream/0