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Holocaust Survivor's Courageous Story Resonates With Westhampton Beach Students

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Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride, who survived the Holocaust as a child, speaks to students at Westhampton Beach High School on Tuesday. BY CAROL MORAN

Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride, who survived the Holocaust as a child, speaks to students at Westhampton Beach High School on Tuesday. BY CAROL MORAN

Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride, who survived the Holocaust as a child, with Liam Gilmartin, 15, a sophomore at the Westhampton Beach High School. BY CAROL MORAN

Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride, who survived the Holocaust as a child, with Liam Gilmartin, 15, a sophomore at the Westhampton Beach High School. BY CAROL MORAN

Inside the Enoch Pierson House on Mill Road in Westhampton. WILLIAM MAIRS

Inside the Enoch Pierson House on Mill Road in Westhampton. WILLIAM MAIRS

The Enoch Pierson House sits next to the renovated Gordon House on Mill Road in Westhampton. WILLIAM MAIRS

The Enoch Pierson House sits next to the renovated Gordon House on Mill Road in Westhampton. WILLIAM MAIRS

Lauren Capozzola, 16, hugs Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride, a Polish Holocaust survivor, after hearing her presentation at the Westhampton Beach High School on Tuesday. BY CAROL MORAN

Lauren Capozzola, 16, hugs Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride, a Polish Holocaust survivor, after hearing her presentation at the Westhampton Beach High School on Tuesday. BY CAROL MORAN

authorCarol Moran on Mar 19, 2014
Standing before a silent audience of teenagers and educators at Westhampton Beach High School on Monday afternoon, Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride recalled the night she and her family left their home... more

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