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Holocaust Survivor Tells Story Of Escape At Our Lady Of The Hamptons School In Southampton Tuesday

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Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride, a Holocaust survivor and local author living in Southampton, speaking to students at Our Lady of the Hamptons School in Southampton on January 29 about her experience living through the Holocaust. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride, a Holocaust survivor and local author living in Southampton, speaking to students at Our Lady of the Hamptons School in Southampton on January 29 about her experience living through the Holocaust. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students from Our Lady of the Hamptons School listened to Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride speak about her experience living through the Holocaust. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students from Our Lady of the Hamptons School listened to Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride speak about her experience living through the Holocaust. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Holocaust survivor Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride visited Our Lady of the Hamptons School on January 29, two days after International Holocaust Remembrance Day. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Holocaust survivor Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride visited Our Lady of the Hamptons School on January 29, two days after International Holocaust Remembrance Day. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride showing photos of teenage prisoners from the Holocaust. "Are you scared of what hatred does if we don't change?" she asked the students. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride showing photos of teenage prisoners from the Holocaust. "Are you scared of what hatred does if we don't change?" she asked the students. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride posing with students after the event concluded. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride posing with students after the event concluded. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride with all of the students in attendance after the event concluded. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride with all of the students in attendance after the event concluded. ANISAH ABDULLAH

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author on Jan 31, 2019
Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride, a Holocaust survivor and author living in Southampton, spoke about her experiences to students at Our Lady of the Hamptons School in Southampton on Tuesday, two days... more

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