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NEWS
The Pendulum
Holocaust survivor speaks to capacity audience
David Faber
Hispanic, Jewish or Catholic—^there
is one god and he loves us all.” He said.
Holocaust from page 1
participation in the resistance against the
Nazis. Faber, who was bom in Poland, wit
nessed the murder of his parents and six of
his seven siblings during the Holocaust and
was imprisoned in eight different concentra
tion camps, including Auschwitz.
During the presentation, Faber recounted
many of his childhood memories as well as
his final moments with his various family
members.
“They were torturing him, punching into
him and hitting him again and again,” Faber
said telling about the death of his brother.
“Tiiey took out a red hot poker and pushed it
into his left eye. I was 14 years old, just a
boy, and I was watching my brother die.”
Faber’s visit to Elon was sponsored by Jhe
Liberal Arts Forum, the History Department,
the Office of Residence Life and Hillel, the
Jewish campus life organization. Together,
these organizations brought Faber to North
Carolina for one week where he spoke at
Elon, Meredith College, North Carolina
State and Chapel Hill.
“I hope it was educational,” said Steve
Anderson, Assistant Director of Residence
Life. Anderson said the presentation was
planned to be meaningful, important, as well
as inspiring. “I hope it gave the audience
something to take with them for their gener
ation and future generations.”
Faber lectures frequently for no cost, and
his book is a required reading at many mid
dle and high schools as well as colleges and
universities across the nation. His book was
recently published in German and is now a
part of the curriculum in many schools in
Germany.
Many students who attended the presenta
tion said they enjoyed the chance to hear
Faber speak. “I think every book I have read
about the Holocaust pales in comparison to
this. I’ve read people’s accounts, but to actu
ally hear someone’s account and to see them
choke up and cry about it so many years later
is one of the most moving experiences of my
life,” said freshman Trista Duval.
The presentation lasted almost two hours,
and at the conclusion of the lecture, the audi
ence rewarded Faber with a full minute of
standing ovation.
Before concluding, Faber offered some
advice and words of warning to those in the
audience. “You are the future of this great
country and you must learn to respect each
other. It doesn’t matter if you’re black, white,
“Unless you learn to accept each other, you
are going to destroy each other. You can live
together,” said Faber, “it doesn’t matter what
race or religion you are.”
Tim Rosner/Photography Editor
Students crowded Whitley hoping to
see David Faber. They found most of
the seats were occupied, and they
were forced to listen to Faber from the
floor or outside the auditorium.
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