The Mandel JCC presents a poignant discussion led by Eva Weiss, MEd, EdS, Lead Holocaust Care Manager and Community Education Specialist, Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service, West Palm Beach, FL. to follow.

Date: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Location: Movies of Lake Worth, 7380 Lake Worth Rd, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33467

A father-daughter road trip set in 1990s Poland, TREASURE follows Ruth (Dunham), an American music journalist, and her father, Edek (Fry), a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland. While Ruth is eager to make sense of her family's past, Edek embarks on the trip with his own agenda. This emotional, funny culture clash of two New Yorkers exploring post-socialist Poland is a powerful example of how reconnecting with family and the past can be an unexpected treasure.

A discussion led by EVA WEISS, MEd, EdS, Lead Holocaust Care Manager and Community Education Specialist, Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service, West Palm Beach, FL. to follow.

EVA WEISS, MEd, EdS, is the Lead Holocaust Care Manager and Community Education Specialist for the Holocaust Assistance Program at Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service, West Palm Beach, FL.

The Alpert JFS Holocaust Assistance Program has provided homecare, medical assistance, and supportive services to Holocaust survivors in Palm Beach County for close to 30 years. Mrs. Weiss started with the agency in 1995 when the Holocaust Program was first established.  The program has grown from a staff of one to now 10 people and has provided compassionate care management to thousands of Holocaust Survivors over the years.

Eva was born in Lvov, Ukraine, and is the daughter of Holocaust survivors. She has Master’s and Specialist’s degrees from the University of Florida in Counseling and Education and is certified in Social Learning Family Therapy and Gerontology.  Eva is passionate about education and has presented locally and nationally on Holocaust education and caring for Survivors during her tenure at the agency.

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