Last night Eva gave a talk in Dunedin.
This blogger has taken down the story almost verbatim. Many of our members and members of the public missed out on seeing her presentation. This, for the moment is the next best thing:
My kiwi host- Anna had mentioned that there was a guest lecture in town happening on the 17th of April… A lady from Israel… She was being flown into New Zealand to give speeches about her experience during the Holocaust… WWII.
Eva Lavi is recognized as a miracle child… as she is one of the survivors of the Holocaust and therefore a name on Oskar Schindler’s list.
The Oskar Schindler….
I was absolutely fascinated to be able to partake in this lecture… I had been thinking about it all day. To be able to listen to someone who went through such agony, pain, and unspeakable horrors yet provide an abundance of hope and true strength in surviving leaves me still speechless.
We got to the lecture hall very early… 20 past 5 when it started at 6. The lecture hall has a maximum capacity of 300.. and within 20 minutes.. it was well over 400. The room filled well over 450 people. It goes to show how much respect the people in Dunedin have for this lady.. as she is without a doubt an icon of strength and hope for racial equality and acceptance.
The moment she stepped in the room it went silent. She slowly sat down on the chair in front of the lecture hall and had nothing but a smile across her face- showing how touched she was for the incredible turn out. Her character was quaint.. yet she was very witty. She was quite the lady…
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