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Video, Generations of the Shoah interview with Lily Tokarski, by Esther Finder, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Lily Tokarski by Esther Finder discussing her arrival in North America with her family, who survived the Holocaust.
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Video, Generations of the Shoah interview with William ""Willie"" Lebovic, by Esther Finder, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Willie Lebovic by Esther Finder. Lebovic was a soldier in the Hungarian Army, but was sent into a forced labor camp, which he managed to escape. He discusses his life after World War II in the Czech Republic, and his decision to leave Europe. This video also includes footage of Lydia Lebovic discussing photographs and other memories.
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Photographs from the Kristallnacht program of the joint conference of World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants and Generations of the Shoah International, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of the audience and events held at the joint conference of the World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants and the Generations of the Shoah International.
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"The Next Generation," essay by Esther Toporek Finder in Past Forward, the USC Shoah Foundation magazine, 2014
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Archival Collection
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GS - N meeting agendas, working files for events and programs, correspondence, lesson plans and handouts for March of the Living (MOTL) educational programs, correspondence, 2009-2015
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These digital records from 2009 to 2015 were mainly created by Esther Finder in her work as president of Generations of the Shoah - Nevada. Materials include correspondence, articles and essays, meeting agendas and notes, photographs, drafts of speeches, fliers, informational documents, planning documents for conferences and events, and Holocaust education materials. Also included are emails sent and recieved by Finder, which function as the organization's main method of communication, in lieu of a printed newsletter.
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Finder, Esther Toporek, 1953-
Esther Toporek Finder was the president and founder of Generations of the Shoah – Nevada (GS-N), an organization based in Las Vegas, Nevada for the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. GS-N's mission is to support local Holocaust survivors and educate community members about the Holocaust and its legacy.
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