Imagine knowing as a kid that your mom had been a survivor of the Nazi Holocaust. But imagine learning as an adult, that she had been on Schindler’s list, one of a handful of survivors saved by a German. So begins Mishkan Builder Robert Don’s story of reclaiming his family narrative and healing intergenerational trauma. He’ll be on Contact Chai discussing his new book, In the Midst of Darkness, which we’ll share out at Yom HaShoah. Join us after Morning Minyan to hear the conversation. 

Bio: Rob been changing careers from his professional background in senior risk management in corporate banking to becoming a writer. He recently conducted research in both the Auschwitz and Plaszów concentration camps, where his mother was deported, and is deeply familiar with the Holocaust stories being told. Having lived through his own family’s story, he finally wanted to tell it through the lens of his own family’s experience. In the Midst of Darkness is his debut book.

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