A Holocaust Story and the Mothers of Maria
Dr. Harold Geller will recount a holocaust story as told to him by the late Dr. Maria Dworzecka.
It is a story of a little girl separated from her parents by the Nazis.
Alone on the curb of a square in Poland, Maria was taken in by a woman who was witness to the parental separation. Dr. Geller will recount what was told about her experiences during the war as a Jewish child in hiding, adopted by a Christian family and raised as their own during Nazi occupation. Her town was eventually liberated by the Russians. Maria found her way to the USA after completing doctoral studies in physics.
This program is in commemoration of Jewish American Heritage Month.
Registration recommended. Adults & Teens.
- Date:
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Location:
- Pohick Meeting Room 1
- Library Branch:
- Pohick Regional Library
- Categories:
- History/Culture Jewish American Heritage Presentation/Performance
- Audience:
- Adults Older Adults
Dr. Harold A. Geller is Associate Professor Emeritus, Physics and Astronomy, George Mason University. He is an at-large Director on the Board of the GMU Alumni Association. He was the GMU Observatory Director from 2007 to 2020. Since 2012 he has served as a Solar System Ambassador for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 2008 he received the Mason Faculty Member of the Year Award. From 2006 to 2008 he served as the Associate Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Other past achievements include President of the Potomac Geophysical Society; tour guide and lecturer with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; and, lecturer/operator at the Einstein Planetarium, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC. He has authored books, contributed to edited volumes, and has published over 100 papers in education, astrobiology, astrophysics, and biochemistry. Dr. Geller has been interviewed or quoted in the USA Today, Washington Post, Huffington Post, The Arts and Entertainment Magazine, Astrocast TV, WTOP News Radio, News Channel 8, and The Skeptic.
