Janet Applefield

Monday, May 7 at 7:00 pm

Location:  Memorial Hall Library

Janet Applefield is a child survivor of the Holocaust.  Her parents made the difficult decision to give her away after the German invasion, hoping to protect their daughter from Nazi persecution.  Janet lived in hiding for the next five years, cared for by multiple people.  When the war ended, she was living in an orphanage and was eventually reunited with her father, the only other survivor.  Janet and her father came to America in 1947.  Hear Janet’s remarkable personal story of strength against great odds.

Sponsored by Temple Emanuel.