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Memorial Service Remembering Dr. Vladimir Munk
Dr. Vladimir Munk, the long-time SUNY Plattsburgh professor who died last month at the age of 98, was remembered recently at a memorial service in Plattsburgh & during special events on campus. Dr. Munk spent more than two decades as a professor of biochemistry at Plattsburgh State. When he retired, Vladimir spent another 20-years sharing…
This week on Mountain Lake Journal – November 17, 2023
This week: We honor Holocaust Survivors. Vladimir Munk, the longtime SUNY Plattsburgh Professor who was remembered recently at a memorial service. Ita Bullard, whose family had to live in hiding during the second world war will be part of a new documentary now in production. We’ll talk with It and the filmmakers about the reason…
Program Honors Late SUNY Plattsburgh Professor and Holocaust Survivor Vladimir Munk
The SUNY Plattsburgh Jewish studies program hosted two events on Wednesday, November 1, honoring the life of Dr. Vladimir Munk, professor emeritus of biochemistry at SUNY Plattsburgh, who died October 1 at the age of 98. At the age of 95, Munk returned to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the notorious concentration and extermination camp used by the Nazis…
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…
This Week on Mountain Lake Journal – October 6, 2023
This week: We’re remembering Vladimir Munk, a retired SUNY Plattsburgh professor and Holocaust Survivor who was honored just a few weeks ago by the state education department, for his years of teaching generations of students about the Holocaust and mass genocide of millions at the Nazi concentration camps. We’ll talk with his family and the…
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…
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…
