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Apr

15 2026

“Mila Nishball: Story of Survival"

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

Buley Library - Ground floor Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent St.
New Haven, CT 06515
https://libguides.southernct.edu/home

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https://calendar.southernct.edu/event/39730-opening-program-for-those-who-returned-and-those

Opening Program for “Those Who Returned and Those Who Did Not,” an exhibit from the Museum of Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic, on view at Buley Library from April 15-May 22, 2026. “Mila Nishball: Story of Survival” is presented by Deborah Weiss, Ph.D., SCSU Professor Emerita.

The striking exhibit tells the stories of eight Jewish families who were deported from the town of Mladá Boleslav during the Second World War, including the family of Mila Nishball, mother of Professor Emerita Deborah Weiss. The exhibit was prepared by Museum of Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

A Holocaust Remembrance Program, sponsored by the Judaic Studies Program and Buley Library

Sponsor: SCSU Judaic Studies Program and SCSU Hilton Buley Library

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