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He's been lost in Pittsfield for weeks but frequently sited. He was last seen heading toward the fire station on Peck's Road. He's tired, dirty and needs seizure medication. He's chipped. If you see him, call Julie at 413-537-5616, the vet 24/7 at 413-499-2820 or animal control at 413-448-9700. |
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ObituariesSales FliersBazaarsNov. 14
Berkshire Community Church, Richmond
10-4; Crafters, bake sale. Contact Evelyn Goggia at 413-445-5747
Lanesborough Elementary School annual Fall Craft Fair from 10 to 4. Free admission, huge variety of arts and crafts, raffles, food and more. Proceeds go to sixth-grade trip to Cape Cod.
Vendors can contact Deb at 413-738-5349 or debhutton@aol.com or Lori at 413-499-0065 or lorittod@yahoo.com to secure a spot.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Contact Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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Clarksburg School Event Features Auschwitz SurvivorBy Tammy Daniels
iBerkshires Staff
05:02PM / Wednesday, May 20, 2009
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Clarksburg School's eighth-grade Holocaust studies program will culminate Thursday evening with presentations of the students' research projects and guest speaker Benjamin Gruenfeld, a Swedish author and illustrator who spent his youth in Nazi concentration camps.
Gruenfeld, who arrived at Logan Airport on Wednesday afternoon, was invited by artist and gallery owner Ralph Brill. In yet another example of how small the world is, one of Gruenfeld's nieces lives in Western Massachusetts and has been showing her work in Brill's gallery in the Eclipse Mill.
Brill's become involved in the school program in part because of his interest in starting a Holocaust and World War II museum locally with collector Darrell English, whose vast collection of memorabilia is used for the culminating event.
"The students' work is amazing they put in so much effort," said Brill.
Born in Hungary, Gruenfeld's family was torn apart by the Nazi advance into Hungary. Both his parents and two brothers died; Gruenfeld and another brother, Herman, survived Auschwitz and other camps through their creative abilities. Herman was put to work with goldsmiths, following in his father's footsteps, and Benjamin illustrated greeting cards.
After the war, the two brothers emigrated to Stockholm with the help of the Swedish Red Cross, although Benjamin served in the Israeli air force during its War for Independence, later returning to Sweden. Now in his 80s, he's written and illustrated a book relating his wartime experience, "A Teenager in Hitler's Death Camps," and tells his story to schoolchildren. Herman died last year in Canada.
"He just travels around Sweden talking about his lost teenage years," said Brill by cell phone on Wednesday afternoon. "As a result of this, a few other people have called me where their fathers, living and dead, were in concentration camps and they want to talk to this person. It's become a much bigger story."
Brill, who's own father escaped from Dachau, said he expected a large audience for Gruenfeld's talk in the school gymnasium at about 7 p.m. on Thursday. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and is open to the community. Last year, Esia Friedman of Connecticut, who survived with the help of Christian friends in Poland, spoke of her fear-filled childhood.
Gruenfeld will also appear on Sherman Baldwin's "Talk Berkshires" on WBRK 1340-AM between 3 and 6 p.m. on Thursday. Signed editions of his book will be available at Clarksburg School on Thursday night and at Papyri Books on Eagle Street in North Adams afterward. A salon with local artists is planned for Friday evening. |
| Those who could not attend this event missed a powerful walk through a dark time in history. This is more than an 8th grade project. It is fast becoming and international event. As the main speaker from last year said, "Museums don't have a presentation like this." Please, don't miss it next year. | | from: Saturn | on: 05-22-2009 |
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