A hybrid event (in-person and virtual) by Stephen M. Felton Ph.D., M.D.
The event was co-sponsored by the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Phoenix Holocaust Association. EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY:
About The Event:
Join us for a powerful event where Dr. Felton will share his story. He will discuss what it was like to be born into the horrors of the Warsaw Ghetto and read excerpts from his mother’s memoirs which are published in the book “I Shall Lead You Through the Nights.” Alongside this, Dr. Felton will recount his journey to America and later return to Poland. He will also discuss the emotional significance of the “Righteous Among the Nations” honor bestowed upon the Matacz family, who risked their lives to save him.
About The Speaker:
Stephen was born in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942. He came to the U.S. with his mother in 1947. He grew up in Brooklyn, went to Brooklyn College, and obtained a Ph.D. in chemistry at Rutgers University. He then did a postdoctoral fellowship in bio-organic mechanisms at Univ. of California at Santa Barbara. He obtained an M.D. from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J. and then did an ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital. He started a practice in Princeton, N.J., which became the Princeton Eye Group. He is now retired, is married to Barbara, and has several children and grandchildren. He published his mother’s holocaust memoirs, “I Shall Lead You Through the Nights”. He has spoken of his holocaust history at schools, synagogues, and clubs.
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