Robert Krell

Gebundenes Buch

Sounds from Silence

Reflections of a Child Holocaust Survivor, Psychiatrist, and Teacher

Beschreibung

The autobiography of Dr Robert Krell who was born in Holland and survived the Holocaust in hiding. Krell founded the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre and dedicates his life to Holocaust education.

Autor

Dr. Robert Krell was born in Holland and survived the Holocaust in hiding. In 1951, his family moved to Vancouver, Canada. Robert became professor of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, often treating Holocaust survivor families and Dutch survivors of Japanese concentration camps. He established a Holocaust Education program for high schools in 1976, an audio-visual documentation program recording survivor testimony in 1978, and helped found child Holocaust survivor groups in 1982. He was founding President of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre which teaches 20,000 students annually. Robert has authored and co-edited ten books plus numerous book chapters and articles. He continues to write and speak on Holocaust related concerns. For his life-long work in Holocaust education, remembrance and human rights, his recognitions include the Elie Wiesel Holocaust Remembrance Medal and the Order of Canada. Robert is married to Marilyn and they have three children and nine grandchildren.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amsterdam Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 714g
• ISBN-13: 9789493231481
• ISBN-10: 9493231488
• Artikelnr.: 62190278