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Saturday 29 February 2020

Eva Schloss to speak in Aruba:

Historic evening with Anne Frank’s Step Sister

PALM BEACH — On Sunday, was a German Jewish girl The presentation will take
March 1, Mrs. Eva Schloss of the same age. The two place at the Hilton Aruba
will share her experiences girls became friends and Caribbean Resort and
as the childhood friend and playmates (though, as Eva Casino in the Grand Mor-
step sister of Anne Frank, would say many years lat- ris Lapidus Ballroom at
including accounts of the er, the girl was “much more 7:00pm and will be suitable
publishing of Anne’s famed grown-up and mature than for people of all ages in-
diary. me”. They passed the time cluding teenagers. Fami-
by skipping, playing hop- lies of all faiths are invited
In 1938, Germany invaded scotch and marbles, and to attend. This is a special
Austria, causing many Jew- drinking lemonade that the opportunity to hear a first-
ish families to flee Austria to girl’s mother prepared. hand account from some-
avoid persecution. Among Ultimately, both girls and one whose life intersected
the emigrants was 8-year their families were deport- with one of the most com-
old Eva Geiringer, who with ed to the Auschwitz con- has devoted herself to ho- pest. pelling figures in our his-
her mother, brother, and centration camp. locaust education and tory. Chabad of Aruba is
father moved first to Bel- Later they would become global peace. She has re- Eva joins many courageous honored to coordinate the
gium and then to Holland, step sisters. Eva survived counted her wartime ex- individuals who work tire- event, with the generous
where one of her neighbors her concentration camp periences in more than lessly to end the violence support of our sponsors of
experience and made her one thousand speaking en- and bigotry that continue this special evening; Hilton
way to England, where gagements. She has writ- to plague our world. Eva’s Aruba Caribbean Resort &
she married Zvi Schloss and ten two books and has had story is sensational and dif- Casino, Elite Productions,
raised three daughters. She a play written about her ficult to imagine, yet her Gianni’s Group, Compra,
worked as a studio photog- life. In 1999 Eva signed the insightful message reminds Ben Real Estate, Aruba
rapher and ran an antique Anne Frank Peace Dec- us that life is precious and Racquet Club, Do it Cen-
shop. Her step-sister did not laration along with United fragile, that the creative ter, 4D Photo Bar, Aruba
survive Auschwitz, but kept Nations Secretary General spirit is stronger than fear, Tourist Channel, Brickel Bay
a diary that did. Her name Kofi Annan and the niece that the power of good is Beach Club & Spa, Super-
was Anne Frank. of Raul Wallenberg, a leg- immeasurable, and that foods. Tickets are available
endary figure who rescued love makes a difference. at: www.AnneFrankAruba.
Since 1985, Eva Schloss thousands of Jews in Buda- com.q