Standing tall at 4’8″, Sonia is one of the last remaining Holocaust survivors in Kansas City and one of the only survivors there who speaks publicly about her wartime experience. Sonia’s enormous personality and fragile frame mask the horrors she endured.
Join Hillel at Ithaca College on Tuesday, April 2nd at 7 PM in Textor 102 for a screening of the award winning film Big Sonia.
Sonia’s teenage years were a blur of concentration camps and death marches. On liberation day, she was accidentally shot through the chest, yet again miraculously survived. Today, Sonia runs a tailor shop which was established by her late husband and continues to work even in her 80s.
Societal issues this film will address include: ageism, inter-generation communication, and discrimination.
Sonia is the ultimate survivor, a bridge between cultures and generations. Her story must never be forgotten.
This film screening is sponsored by Littauer Foundation, and is a collaborative effort by Hillel at Ithaca College, the Ithaca College Library, and the Jewish Studies Department of Ithaca College.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Austin Reid at areid1@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20190320164931346