From Sosnowiec to Skokie: My Grandma’s Journey
Join us as 3GNY volunteer Alyssa Domash shares the story of her grandmother, Fela Lesorgen.
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Fela Lesorgen was born in Sosnowiec, Poland in 1925. When she was a young teenager, the Nazis invaded Poland and she was taken away from her family, sent to various concentration camps within the Gross-Rosen network. There, she worked as a plumber’s assistant, a job that ultimately changed the course of her life.
After many years, Fela was liberated from the concentration camps and spent her initial post-war years in Munich. Eventually, she immigrated to the United States, where she met her husband, had three kids, and opened the Skokie, Illinois-famous Leon's Deli.
About Alyssa:
Alyssa Domash is the granddaughter of two Holocaust survivors and completed 3GNY's WEDU speaker training in 2022. She feels fortunate that she was able to hear some of her grandparents' survival stories directly from them as a child, and with the help of 3GNY, has been able to piece her grandmother's survival story together. She is honored to carry on her grandmother's story and keep her legacy alive.
Alyssa grew up outside of Chicago, and has lived in New York City for the past 5 years. She currently works in market research.
3GNY Stories Live: WEDU Wednesdays take place Wednesdays at 8:00 pm ET. In this virtual series, grandchildren of Holocaust survivors share their family stories with us. You'll also learn more about our educational initiative, WEDU ("We Educate"), which trains 3Gs to learn and share their family stories in school classrooms.
View past WEDU Wednesday presentations on our YouTube channel.
If you know educators looking to bring our speakers into their classrooms, please contact WEDUscheduling@3gnewyork.org.
Visit www.3gny.org/wedu for more information.