Joel Poremba

My Name is Staszek Surdel: The Improbable Holocaust Survival of Nathan Poremba, the Last Jew of Wieliczka
Wednesday, November 10, 6 P.M.

The biography of Holocaust survivor, Nathan Poremba, explores his life and survival in Poland before, during and after the war. It is a story of resistance, survival, tragedy and hope, and the resilience of a nine-year old Polish Jew who never submitted to antisemitism.

Written by his son Joel, who was stunned to hear Nathan’s testimony to the Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive in 1998, it was only after an inspiring trip to Israel twenty-one years later that Joel finally watched his father’s video testimony. Determined to fulfill the promise that he made in his Bar Mitzvah speech to one day tell his father’s story, Joel subsequently interviewed his father about the details of his Holocaust survival.

Joel Poremba is a business attorney with twenty-three years of litigation experience in both state and federal courts.

$10 JCC members, $15 public
In-person, presentation and post-event reception in the Chase Family Holocaust Memorial Garden

Face masks are required for all unvaccinated members and guests. The CDC recommends ALL individuals wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. 

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