"Kor's father, Mickey, survived a Latvian ghetto before being deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp. He was able to escape the camp and eventually immigrate to America. His mother, Eva, ended up in Auschwitz. Due to her being a twin, she was sent to Dr. Josef Mengele, who is known for the inhumane experiments he performed. Miraculously, she survived and would later become known for forgiving the Nazis."
"The antisemitism did not end with them. As a child raised in Indiana, Kor said he was bullied and attacked for being Jewish. His book (Pediment Publishing, 2024), which he co-wrote with Graham Honaker, tells all three of their stories and Kor will be discussing it at different locations this month. All events are free, but some require advance registration."
Alex Kor will visit South Florida Sept. 16–18 to share his family's Holocaust experiences at multiple free events, some requiring advance registration. His father, Mickey, survived a Latvian ghetto, was deported to Buchenwald, escaped, and later immigrated to America. His mother, Eva, was sent to Dr. Josef Mengele in Auschwitz because she was a twin; she survived and later became known for forgiving the Nazis. Antisemitism persisted across generations; Kor experienced bullying and physical attacks as a Jewish child in Indiana. Events will be held in Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Miami, and Davie at specified cultural and Jewish community venues.
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