Editor, Times-Union: With a number of college students calling for “a safe place” and many people longing to be politically correct, I was amazed at the turn out for Dora Goldberg’s conversation concerning her and her brother surviving the Nazi troopers looking for them during the occupation of Paris in World War II. Over 200 people attended the Community Series April 27 and got to hear the gripping story of survival as she looked back to when she was 8 years old and her brother was 3. Both of her parents were taken, along with losing 52 relatives. She did not ask for anything other than to come to America. She suffered discrimination in Chicago and ultimately moved to South Bend where she graduated from St. Mary’s and got her graduate degree from Notre Dame. The Community Series topic is “captivity” and is designed as a forum to inform, enrich and provoke. It is free to the public and is offered on the fourth Wednesday of April, May and June at 6:30 p.m. at 801 S. Huntington St., Calvary United Methodist Church. Syracuse. Gov. Joe Kernan will speak at the Series May 25 at 6:30 p.m. and tell of his experience being shot down over North Vietnam and held captive at the “Hanoi Hilton.” He is a true hero. In June the series moves to how counties deal with convicted drug offenders by using “captivity” outside of prison cells. Barry Andrew, a nationally certified addictions counselor and director of Kosciusko County Alcohol and Drug program, will share how courts and the probation departments are changing sentencing guidelines. Joe Kernan and Barry Andrew are dynamic individuals with exciting stories to tell. Meet with them one-on-one in the fellowship hall after their presentations. Tom Stiver Syracuse, via email
