An Historic Evening with Anne Frank's Step-Sister
MRS. EVA SCHLOSS
In 1938, Germany invaded Austria, causing many Jewish families to flee Austria to avoid persecution. Among the emigrants was 8-year old Eva Geiringer, who with her mother, brother, and father moved first to Belgium and then to Holland, where one of her neighbors was a German Jewish girl of the same age.
The two girls became friends and playmates. Ultimately, both girls and their families were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp and after the war they would become step-sisters.
Eva survived her concentration camp experience and made her way to England, where she married Zvi Schloss and raised three daughters. She worked as a studio photographer and ran an antique shop. Her step-sister did not survive Auschwitz, but kept a diary that did. Her name was Anne Frank, who wrote the book “The Diary of Anne Frank.”
Since 1985, Mrs. Eva Schloss has devoted herself to Holocaust education and global peace. She has recounted her wartime experiences in more than one thousand speaking engagements. She has written two books and has had a play written about her life. In 1999 Eva signed the Anne Frank Peace Declaration along with United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, and the niece of Raul Wallenberg, a legendary figure who rescued thousands of Jews in Budapest.
EVA’S MESSAGE OF HOPE & TOLERANCE
Eva Schloss, the 89 year-old Holocaust survivor, peace activist and international speaker, will share her memories of her step-sister ANNE FRANK and her powerful story of survival, grit, loss, and ultimate triumph of the human spirit.
Forty years after the end of World War II, Eva began to share her story. She now travels the globe to spread a message to others to value kindness, tolerance and our common humanity, and that respect for diversity makes a difference in bringing our communities together.
Her insightful message reminds us that life is precious and fragile, that the spirit is stronger than fear, and that the power of good is immeasurable. This memorable evening will leave you inspired and uplifted.
