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On May 6th, 1945 when the 11th Armored Division of the U.S. Army marched into the Mauthausen Concentration camp, they were presented with an extraordinary gift. Despite their desperate and starving conditions, a group of prisoners had surreptitiously sewed scraps of sheets and jackets together to make a U.S. flag. Even though the inmates had added an extra row of stars, Colonel Richard Seibel had the flag flown over the camp as a tribute to the humanity, perseverance, and spirit of the survivors of Mauthausen.
Join us for a special event in honor of the Liberation of Mauthausen with Susan Goldman Rubin, author of The Flag with Fifty-Six Stars: A Gift from the Survivors of Mauthausen.
The program will feature surviving liberator, Alan Moskin, Staff Sergeant and member of the 66th infantry, 71st Division, part of General George Patton's 3rd Army. At the beginning of May 1945, his Company participated in the liberation of the Gunskirchen Concentration Camp, a sub-camp of Mauthausen. Alan will discuss his experiences as an infantry combat soldier and a concentration camp liberator.
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LocationThe Anne Frank Center USA (View)
44 Park Place
New York, NY 10007
United States
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