Welcome The Stranger Among Us | Sylvia Ruth Gutmann | TEDxBoston

As an orphaned hidden child survivor of the Holocaust and contemporary witness, I know too well the devastating effects of Human Rights violations. Fear of the other and not belonging has no place in our world. I tell my story of the day in the French camp when my young mother was brutally ripped away from me to perish in the gas chamber of Auschwitz Papa would follow 6 months later
How my parents had applied for visa's to come to America, this country that I love but were denied
entry because of the anti-Semitism in the immigration quotas

Immigration, Discrimination, Making a Difference, Love, Loss Transformation
I am an author, public speaker, and contemporary witness. I am a Hidden Child survivor of the Holocaust.

Through my speaking engagements, I am committed to the work of memory, healing, and reconciliation. My work encourages people to shed the guilt and shame of their pasts, and to help us all see our responsibilities to each other. It is my hope that the future will be filled with more love.

I was born in 1939 in Antwerp, Belgium, where my Jewish parents had fled to from Berlin. After living as a Hidden Child in Europe until I was seven, I have lived in New York City, San Diego, Dallas, and Berlin, Germany. I now live in Framingham, MA.

Like my late father, I am a great fan of classical opera and am an avid reader of books of all kinds. My memoir, A Life Rebuilt: The Remarkable Transformation of a War Orphan, was published in 2018 by Epigraph Publishing in Rhinebeck, NY. Stay tuned for updates and events through my Facebook Page. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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