About the Hidden Children of Rockland County 

The Hidden Children of Rockland is a very active group. Besides supporting the Rockland Center for Holocaust Studies with speakers for schools and organizational groups, it is also promoting its travelling exhibit. 

The exhibit consists of 31 elegant panels describing the hiding experience of 17 members of our group. It was first exhibited at The Historical Society of Rockland County and then at The Rockland Center for Holocaust Studies. After travelling to several states, it will open on October 7th at the College of St. Rose in Albany, NY. Several of our members will speak at the opening and then participate in a panel discussion on October 18, 1998. For information on the exhibit call the RCHS at 914-356-2700. 

The group meets once a month. Topics for each meeting are decided by a program committee. Initially, discussions were devoted to our past. Most of us spoke about our terrible experiences for the first time. Many of us are now able to speak in public and educate others about the Holocaust. Our group is very committed not to forget. We host several social functions. A group breakfast in the spring, a summer social, and our Hanukkah party in December. We invite our neighboring Hidden Children groups to these functions. 
Several of our members have their stories published:

  • Ilse Loeb's story appears in "We Survived The Holocaust" by Elaine Landau. Published by Franklin Watts, 1991. It is a condensed account of her hiding in Nazi-occupied Holland under very dangerous circumstances. 

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  • Leon Ginsburg's and Lola Kaufman's stories appear in the book "The Hidden Children" by Jane Marks, published by Ballantine Books, division of Random House, in 1993. Both stories tell of a life and death struggle to survive in the Eastern part of Poland, which is now the Ukraine. 

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  • Cecile Kaufer's book "Good Bye For Always", The Triumph of the Innocents, is the story of the youngest members of a Jewish family from Poland, only to be caught up in the Nazi occupation of France. Published by Hudson Cove, 1997. 
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