World War II – Korean War Roundtable

Fairlawn Kiwanis Community Center - 3486 S. Smith Rd (off Market St.)

Fairlawn, OH 44333 - (across from City Hall and the Fire Station)

April 23, 2009, THURSDAY, 6:45 P.M. (The 4th Thursday)

SPEAKER: April 23, 2009: Dieter Huth “Germany in WWII as seen through the eyes of a child”

March Meeting Summary:: Mrs Betty Gold is a holocaust survivor from a Jewish village of about 5000 in Eastern Poland. During the German occupation the whole population was executed but her family survived by hiding behind a false wall in a shed. Her father, brother and herself (she was only 11 or 12) escaped through a tunnel and joined a nearby Russian partisan group. Shortly after the war she and her father came to Cleveland where they had family. Attendance was 74,

Telephone Committee. A telephone Committee was formed to remind our members of

the upcoming meetings. You should get your call about a week before each meeting

E-MAIL ADDRESSES: If you have an E-Mail address and wish to receive the meeting notices via E-Mail please contact Dean Smith (330 835 9895) or Ed Bollinger (330 836 6272 or.ehbollinger@netzero.net). You will receive your meeting notices a week earlier this way. If you change your E-Mail address notify Ed by E-Mail..

DUES: Dues for September ’08 to August ’09 remain at $15 Please send them to Dan Demko at 1627 S. Cleveland Massillon Rd.. Copley, OH 44321

2008 THEME: “Bring Two Veterans”. Personally bring 2 veterans and their families with you to our meetings.

VHP: (Veterans History Project) Report. Do you want to tape your wartime experiences? Contact Jerri Donohue (440 546 1207) to make arrangements. If you know of any veteran reunions in Ohio coming up please call Jerri so she can attend and get some of these veterans to record their stories.

NEED A RIDE? If you are unable to drive to our meetings call Ed Hoyle (330) 322 3986

SPEAKERS FOR 2009: Mrs Jerri Donohue is our new official “speakers” recruiter. Call Jerri at 440 546 1207 to volunteer yourself or to recommend others.

FUTURE SPEAKERS.

May 28, 2009 : Sydney “Skip” Friedman, 106^th infantry was captured in the Battle

of the Bulge. As a Jewish POW he was given special treatment by the Germans

WEB SITE: Dave Hall maintains our Web Site at: http://www.wwiirt.com

VIDEO TAPES: The current catalog of video tapes of past meetings is now posted on our

web site. You can rent one with a refundable $10 deposit or buy one for $10. If you want

to rent or buy a tape call Dick Sutherland (330 666 5954) and he will have the tape for

you at our next meeting.