On January 26, 2012, Robert Herschkowitz presented his story of survival during the Holocaust to 80 members of the Boeing Everett Service Engineering Twin Aisle Group as part of their Diversity Lunch and Learn Program. Bob spoke about his childhood in Belgium, escape to France, and experience crossing the Swiss Alps to freedom on foot with his mother, father and baby brother.
In honor of his exceptional performance, Boeing presented Bob with the Boeing Recognition Award.
Bob is past president of the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center and active member of the Center’s Speakers Bureau. He has been active in our community as a speaker and Holocaust teacher. For more information on Bob, see his biography on the WSHERC website.
The Holocaust Center for Humanity's mission is to inspire teaching and learning for humanity in the schools and communities of the Northwest through study of the Holocaust.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Boeing Honors Bob Herschkowitz!
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Herschkowitz rules! Telling his story to his fellow engineers or to the teen-agers in my classroom, Bob speaks with the wit and humor and wisdom that make him beloved by all his listeners. My students carry around dog-eared snapshots of themselves with Bob in 2008, and they decorate their notebooks with his portrait. When they need a bit of inspiration or humor, they find it smiling back at them from their binders. Thanks, Bob, for everything!
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