LUNCH AND LEARN, In Honor of Yom HaShoah
Mamaleh: A Legacy of
Loss and Love
Tuesday, April, 28th, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
In-person only
$28/person until April 20th
$30/person starting April 21st
THE UPTOWN
319 York Road
Jenkintown
In Mamaleh: A Legacy of Loss and Love, Elaine Culbertson offers a powerful and deeply personal memoir that weaves together her mother Dora Freilich’s recollections of surviving two years in Auschwitz and immigrating to America with her own reflections on growing up in the shadow of trauma. At times startling, at times humorous, and always poignant, the book tells a moving mother-daughter story of survival, resilience, love, and the challenges of building a new life in a new world.
Speaker: Elaine Culbertson
Elaine Culbertson serves on the Pennsylvania Act 70 Committee and chairs the Consortium of Holocaust Educators of Philadelphia. A former Museum Fellow with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, she now provides teacher training through Echoes & Reflections, developed by the USC Shoah Foundation, Yad Vashem, and the Anti-Defamation League. She has trained more than 1,100 teachers nationwide.
Read a recent review of Mamaleh:A Legacy of Loss and Love in Hadassah Magazine
Parking and entrance in the rear.
Please enter the parking lot from Leedom Street. The easiest way to park is to download the Park Mobile account in advance. Gratz staff will be outside to assist with parking.
Kosher lunch is provided.
Registration is now closed for this event. To join the wait list, contact Mindy Cohen at mcohen@gratz.edu
Gratz College invites a range of voices to our programs, and the positions expressed by speakers are their own. While not all events aim to represent the full spectrum of perspectives on issues, we encourage thoughtful engagement and respectful dialogue.