Warsaw Testament: Rokhl Auerbach's Vital Wartime Memoirs

 

The Annual Abram Matlofsky Memorial Lecture, funded by the Karma Foundation   Rokhl Auerbach’s Warsaw Testament   Samuel D. Kassow Charles H. Northam Professor of History, Trinity College   Monday, March 24, 7:30 p.m.   Join us for a dessert reception following the lecture In the Warsaw Ghetto, author Rokhl Auerbach was a central member of the Oyneg Shabes, a top-secret archival team tasked with preserving the stories of the Jewish community at great personal risk. Samuel Kassow discusses Auerbach’s crucial wartime writings, collected and translated into English for the first time as Warsaw Testament (White Goat Press, 2024), winner of a 2025 National Jewish Book Award for Holocaust Memoir.   After the lecture, Samuel Kassow will be available to sign books. A limited number of books will be available for purchase at the event. Cash or check only. Cosponsored by the Yiddish Book Center   Free & Open to the Public; Held at the Douglass Student Center Register Donate Now Thank you for your support!   Your gift enables the Bildner Center to make a meaningful impact on campus and in the community, fostering engagement with Jewish identity, culture, and history. The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life Rutgers, The State Univ. of NJ | 12 College Avenue | New Brunswick, NJ 08901