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Ruben Wind, the child of Holocaust survivors, will tell his parents' stories of escaping from the Nazi regime even as the walls were closing around Jews throughout much of their former homeland. Ruben's account of his parent's fortuitous flight to South America will be seen in the context of the unprecedented horrors occurring throughout Europe.
About Ruben: Ruben Wind, a Brookfield resident, is the son of Holocaust survivors. Back in 1938, during Kristallnacht, “Night of Broken Glass,” two Gestapo officers forced Ruben’s mother family out of their apartment in Ingolstadt, Germany. It was the beginning of a long and difficult journey that eventually led them to safety in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ruben shares the story beginning during the Holocaust and the decades that followed.
Ruben’s father had his own experience with history. He attended the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and saw how the city was transformed by the Nazi regime leading up to and during the event.
The two met in Buenos Aires and got married in 1952. Ruben was born there and grew up in Argentina.
In 1991, he moved to the United States for a job opportunity. Today, he lives in Brookfield, Connecticut with his wife. They have two kids and four grandsons.
Ruben is passionate about sharing his family’s story. He believes it’s incredibly important to educate younger generations about the Holocaust — to make sure it’s never forgotten and never repeated.
He is a member of HERO The Holocaust Education Resource and Outreach Center. Ruben is a member of Generations Forward, a group of second and third generation individuals sponsored by the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center of White Plains, New York.