Slippery Rock University’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Program will feature an Auschwitz survivor and the daughter of another Holocaust survivor.

Art Gelbart and Debby Chudakoff will give a presentation at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, at the Miller Theater in the Performing Arts Center.

“Witnesses to the Holocaust: Survivor Art Gelbart & Second-Generation Survivor Debby Chudakoff,” the Holocaust Remembrance Program, is cosponsored by SRU’s college of liberal arts, music and history departments.

“It’s important for people to hear from individuals who have been mistreated and to understand their experiences as minorities,” Eric Tuten, an SRU assistant professor of history, and coordinator of the Holocaust Remembrance Program, said in a university newsletter. “Especially since firsthand and secondhand accounts of the Holocaust are becoming rare, we may not have the opportunity to hear these perspectives much longer.”

Gelbart endured brutal conditions, labor and loss during World War II. This included time in the Auschwitz concentration camp and a death march. He emigrated to the United States after the war with his wife, Rose, who is also a Holocaust survivor. Gelbart now dedicates himself to sharing his story to ensure the lessons of the Holocaust are never forgotten.

Chudakoff’s mother, Edith Perl, survived the Holocaust while living in Nazi Germany before being liberated in 1945. She has dedicated her life to sharing her mother’s story with schools and communities to honor her legacy and educate future generations about the atrocities of the Holocaust.

Students and faculty from SRU’s music department will perform two brief musical pieces before the presentation. After the presentation, Gelbart and Chudakoff will hold a short Q&A session.

The event is free and open to the public.