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Tag: Return to Auschwitz: The Survival of Vladimir Munk
Remembering Holocaust Survivor and Educator Dr. Vladimir Munk
We remember Dr. Vladimir Munk, a retired SUNY Plattsburgh professor, and Holocaust survivor. Dr. Munk recently received an honor from the State Education Department for his dedicated teaching on the Holocaust and the mass genocide that occurred in Nazi concentration camps. He passed away at the age of 98. We speak with his family and…
The Missing Star by Julie Canepa is a heartfelt tribute to Vladimir and Kitty Munk
Julie Canepa’s book, “The Missing Star,” delves into the remarkable story of Vladimir and Kitty Munk, Holocaust survivors who met during World War II and vowed to reunite after the war—a promise they kept for over six decades. Vladimir, a former biology professor at Plattsburgh State University, shared his incredible journey in the documentary “Return…
Return to Auschwitz: The Survival of Vladimir Munk | Special airing in remembrance of Dr. Munk (1925-2023)
Monday, Oct 9 at 9Saturday, Oct 14 at 6 We celebrate the life and legacy of Vladimir Munk who passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 30. Return to Auschwitz: The Survival of Vladimir Munk is a moving documentary of Czech Holocaust survivor and retired U.S. professor Vladimir Munk. The film followed Vladimir in 2020, at…
Holocaust Survivor Vladimir Munk Honored by NYS Department of Education
Retired SUNY Plattsburgh Professor & Holocaust Survivor Vladimir Munk received a special honor this week from the New York State Education Department for the many years he has spent teaching & sharing his story of how he survived the Nazi concentration camps during World War 2. The Board of Regents this week honored Dr. Munk…
The Missing Star
A new book tells the inspiring story of Holocaust Survivor Vladimir Munk, who courageously returned to the world’s most notorious concentration camp at Auschwitz, where his parents and many of his relatives were murdered. Just before the outbreak of the global pandemic, Vladimir Munk, a retired SUNY Plattsburgh professor joined more than 100 other survivors…
Honoring International Holocaust Remembrance Day this Friday with Stories of Survival and Perseverance | Passport Picks
Harbor from the Holocaust is the story of nearly 20,000 Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II, to the Chinese port city of Shanghai. Explore the extraordinary relationship of these Jews and their adopted city of Shanghai, even through the bitter years of Japanese occupation 1937-1945 and the Chinese civil war that followed.…
Human Rights Education & Global Commemorations on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed annually across the world on January 27th. This day, designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005, serves to commemorate and honor the memories of the approximately six million Jews and millions of others murdered in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, as well as to…
Commemorations & Education on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed annually across the world on January 27th. This day, designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005, serves to commemorate and honor the memories of the approximately six million Jews and millions of others murdered in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, as well as to…
Return to Auschwitz Broadcast Premiere
Return to Auschwitz: The Survival of Vladimir MunkAiring January 24 at 9 PM on Mountain Lake PBS Return to Auschwitz: The Survival of Vladimir Munk tells the moving story of retired SUNY professor and Czech Holocaust survivor Vladimir Munk, who at age 95, returns to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp where he was held prisoner during…
Vladimir Munk and Julie Canepa discuss new film Return to Auschwitz: The Survival of Vladimir Munk
Return to Auschwitz: The Survival of Vladimir Munk: A new film tells the moving story of retired SUNY professor and Czech Holocaust survivor Vladimir Munk, who at age 95, returns to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp where he was held prisoner during World War II. The trip would be his last chance to honor thirty of…
