3GNY Stories Live: WEDU Wednesday Featuring Ariele Schwartz

3GNY Stories Live: WEDU Wednesday
From Cast-Off to Cornerstone: A Grandfather's Journey of Resilience
Featuring Ariele Schwartz
Wednesday, September 11 | 8:00pm ET | On Zoom

Join us September for the next installment of our popular WEDU Wednesday series as 3GNY volunteer Ariele Schwartz shares the story of her grandfather, Harry Schwartz.

Harry Schwartz (born Zvi Zev Szwarc) grew up in Scierpc, Poland. By his early teens, his family had been forcibly moved to a ghetto nearby before he, his father, and his brother were sent to Auschwitz in 1942. After his liberation in January 1945, Harry relocated to Fano, Italy, until he was able to immigrate to the United States. He settled in Brooklyn for his adult life, worked as a bricklayer, married, and had two sons, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, before passing away in 2010 at the age of 86.

Harry was the picture of resilience and humor for his family and good natured to all who knew him, including to his friends in the Drobnina Society.

About Ariele

Ariele Schwartz is the granddaughter of Harry Schwartz. She is named for Harry’s brother, her great-uncle Abraham Matthew, who died in Auschwitz. Though she never spoke with her grandfather directly about his experiences, the origin of her name gave them a special connection. Ariele began telling Harry’s story in the Fall of 2022 after completing 3GNY’s WEDU speaker training that previous summer.

Ariele is no stranger to speaking and teaching. She currently works as a Learning and Development Manager in NYC. She has spent her career in hospitality – starting out as a Pastry Chef and Chocolatier. Baking is still part of her life, and in his lifetime her grandfather was one of her most devoted champions and taste-testers.

Sponsored by the Berliner-Engelman Family
In Memory of Lillian Berliner
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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, which engages 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 [email protected].