In his talk, Hoffmann explained how he lived his life before the invasion. He talked about his life in Poland through different phases of occupation, from the Nazi regime to the Soviet Union. 

In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, students and guests gathered in Emerson Suites and heard from Jewish Holocaust survivor Samuel Rind on Feb. 1.  The Ithaca College Student Leadership Institute and Ithaca College Hillel brought in Rind to share his personal story in relation to the Holocaust. Rind, who visited and spoke to students at the college in 2017, is a regular speaker on college campuses and across the Western New York area. 

Steven Hess, Jewish Holocaust survivor, spoke at Ithaca College for Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on April 12.

Jewish Holocaust survivor Samuel Rind spoke to approximately 50 students, faculty and community member on Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.

We solidly affirm the need to foster peace, diplomacy and, above all, deep, mutual understanding and respect among diverse peoples.