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Roald Hoffmann, former Cornell professor, Nobel Prize winner and an Ithaca local, visited campus April 25 in Muller chapel to tell his story of surviving the Holocaust.

Hillel invites Holocaust survivor to share personal story

By Dominick Petrucci, Staff Writer • April 26, 2023
Roald Hoffmann, age 85, was invited to Ithaca College on April 25 by Hillel at Ithaca College to tell his life story. 
Marica Zax, chair of Ithaca Area United Jewish Community, introduces the panel which consisted of three guest speakers to share their first and second hand experiences from the Holocaust on Feb. 2.

Speakers share first and second hand stories from Holocaust

By Julie Dannevig, Staff Writer • February 5, 2020
Like many kids, Roald Hoffmann, born to a Polish-Jewish family in Ukraine, had a normal life as a child until the Nazi occupation of Eastern Europe. 

ITHACA THIS WEEKEND: Jan. 31–Feb. 2

January 31, 2014
Your guide to the news and events in Ithaca today.
Roald Hoffmann, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, said his presentation Feb. 13 at Ithaca College will focus on chemistry and the arts, and it will appeal to the general public.

Nobel Prize winner to speak at college

January 29, 2014
Roald Hoffmann, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will visit Ithaca College next month to discuss his work with protochemistries, a branch of science that explores chemistry before chemists existed.
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