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RJ COMMEMORATES HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE MONTH
On April 8, Regis Jesuit partnered with the Mizel Museum to host guest speaker and Holocaust survivor, Mr. Osi Sladek, on campus in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Month. Mr. Sladek, who is one of the last remaining Holocaust survivors in the Denver area, shared his life experience with the students, providing an eye-opening account of the stigmatization and persecution of the Jewish people during this historic and tragic period.
Filling The Z Theatre, students listened intently to his story and were given the opportunity to ask questions to better understand his experience and that of others who were also persecuted. Mr. Sladek expressed how he never lost faith in both God's love and the goodness of humanity—a great inspiration and beautiful reminder for this month and throughout the Lenten season.
We are grateful for the unique opportunity to hear Mr. Sladek's powerful and moving story and learn more about the Holocaust and its devastating impact on the world. A special note of thanks to Director of Diversity & Kinship Ms. Christina Vela, and Ms. Meg Robbins '07, Associate Education & Special Projects Manager at the Mizel Museum, for helping arrange this special visit to our campus.
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Osi Sladek was born in Czechoslovakia in 1935. In 1938, Slovakia seceded from Czechoslovakia and became an ally of Nazi Germany. Almost immediately, Jews were subjected to persecution and oppression. As Jews were being rounded up and killed, Osi’s family lived in hiding, posing as gentiles. As the search for Jews intensified, Osi’s family ventured into the mountains and lived there with little food and shelter until they were liberated by the Russian army in 1945. In 1949, his family moved to Israel, and eventually, Osi settled in the United States. Now he speaks to schools and organizations to share his story. Though he lived in constant fear during the Holocaust, he never lost his faith. His message is one of good overcoming evil. As he tells audiences: “Goodness goes much further than evil in life. Never lose faith. Go on and live a good life.
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We are grateful for the unique opportunity to hear Mr. Sladek's powerful and moving story and learn more about the Holocaust and its devastating impact on the world. A special note of thanks to Director of Diversity & Kinship Ms. Christina Vela, and Ms. Meg Robbins '07, Associate Education & Special Projects Manager at the Mizel Museum, for helping arrange this special visit to our campus.
More About the Presenter
Osi Sladek was born in Czechoslovakia in 1935. In 1938, Slovakia seceded from Czechoslovakia and became an ally of Nazi Germany. Almost immediately, Jews were subjected to persecution and oppression. As Jews were being rounded up and killed, Osi’s family lived in hiding, posing as gentiles. As the search for Jews intensified, Osi’s family ventured into the mountains and lived there with little food and shelter until they were liberated by the Russian army in 1945. In 1949, his family moved to Israel, and eventually, Osi settled in the United States. Now he speaks to schools and organizations to share his story. Though he lived in constant fear during the Holocaust, he never lost his faith. His message is one of good overcoming evil. As he tells audiences: “Goodness goes much further than evil in life. Never lose faith. Go on and live a good life.
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