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AN EVENING WITH GEORGIA HUNTER

In Honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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January 27, 2026 • 7:00 pm • Hart Theater

“The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides.” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
 
Join the Jewish Federation and the Jewish Community Center for a moderated discussion with Georgia Hunter, author of We Were The Lucky Ones (also a miniseries on Hulu) and One Good Thing. Ms. Hunter began to uncover the history of her family for an assignment in high school—and what she discovered became the foundation of a novel, decades in the making. Listen to her story–about ancestry and survival–and how what was once a family secret became a story that has been translated into over twenty languages.
Generously underwritten by Terri and Harold Bobry

For more information on Georgia Hunter, please visit www.georgiahunterauthor.com or www.prhspeakers.com.

Georgia Hunter is the author of We Were the Lucky Ones, inspired by a family reunion in 2000 that opened her eyes to the astounding, untold wartime stories of her grandfather, his parents, and his siblings. In 2008, she set off to research and record this piece of her ancestry and a decade later, We Were the Lucky Ones was born. The book has been published in sixteen languages, has landed in the hands of over a million readers, and was recently adapted into a Hulu series. One Good Thing (March 2025) is Georgia’s second novel. Told from the perspective of a young woman forced to trust her inner strength as she navigates a world turned upside-down, One Good Thing is a coming-of-age story of friendship and motherhood, romance and survival. Her personal essays and photos have been featured in places like the New York Times Book Review and in “Why We Travel,” in travelgirl magazine and on Equitrekking.com. She is also a freelance copywriter in the world of adventure travel, crafting materials for outfitters such as Austin Adventures and The Explorer’s Passage. 

This is a special year, marking the 100th anniversary of the first Jewish Book Week, which was started in 1925 by a Boston librarian named Fanny Goldstein.

Fanny promoted the idea of Jewish Book Week as an antidote to antisemitism, proclaiming, “Jewish Book Week does not call for swords or bayonets, gases or bombs. It is a dignified, majestic emphasis on our heritage, and a rededication to the sanctity of our homes through literature.”

Thank you to all who participated and supported our 2025 festival!

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