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This survivor’s mission is to keep truth alive mother’s parents lived with them. So the family remained in Germany until her grandparThis year, International Holo- ents died, and then made caust Remembrance Day, on arrangements to emigrate to the Monday, commemorated 80 United States, first going to Holyears since the liberation of the land, with the hope of making Auschwitz-Birkenau concentra- their way out forever. tion camp in Ger“That never matemany. rialized, and while The day serves as we were in Holland any a time to remember we were incarceratthe 6 million Jewish ed in camp Westerpeople victims of the Holobork, a transit camp caust, and the mil- gave in and gave that was OK,” Lazan lions of other vic- up, and I’m a firm recalled. “When the tims of Nazi perseNazis took over Holbeliever that a cution. land, things became Marion Blumen- strong mind has worse. In January thal Lazan, 90, of 1944 we were transHewlett, was 10½ so much to do with ported back to a when the Holocaust the physical wellcamp in Bergenended, in 1945. She Belsen, Germany.” was bor n in Bre- being, for sure. Lazan and her men, Germany, in family were in there 1934 and was barely MARION LAzAN for a year and a half. 1 when Adolf Hitler Holocaust survivor Marion was sent to came into power. the women’s section “He made life with her mother, very difficult for the adults and Ruth. for my parents,” Lazan said. “I “The conditions were beyond was only a few years old, so I harsh,” she recounted. “Six hundidn’t feel the threats and dred of us were ‘housed’ in barhardships that they did.” racks that were initially built to Her parents wanted to leave accommodate 100 people. There Germany after Hitler took con- were triple-decker bunk beds. I trol of the country, but were was fortunate to share with my unable to do so, because Lazan’s
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Courtesy Rosemarie Reo
Sheldon Soloway, Inwood Civic Association board member, far left, Kathy Menella, the association’s treasurer, and Rosemarie Reo honored Michael Gliner, the 2022 Citizen of the Year.
Geri Barish, DeNapoli family are ICA Citizens of the Year By BRIAN NORMAN bnorman@liherald.com
For decades, Geri Barish and the DeNapoli family have dedicated themselves to serving the community. In recognition of their outstanding contributions, the Inwood Civic Association will honor them as this year’s Citizens of the Year. The Association has hosted the Citizen of the Year dinner since 1963, recognizing individuals and organizations for their service. Past honorees have included the Inwood Fire Department and Sanitary District 1, for their work during Hurricane Sandy. “We always try to honor someone who has given back to the community and some-
one who is for the community,” Rosemarie Reo, president of the civic association, said. “I think it shows that the community does appreciate what people do to help out, and usually we have quite a nice crowd that shows up to the dinner to show the people that they’re appreciated.” One of this year’s honorees, Geri Barish, is the executive director of Hewlett House, a free resource center that she helped create in 2000. Hewlett House has helped over 40,000 residents suffering from various types of cancer. It offers a variety of free services, including arts and crafts, yoga, meditation, support groups, advice from medical attorneys, help with appointments, and necessiContInued on pAGe 9
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