Event Details
Date & Time
Friday, Sep 30, 2022 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Event Link
Learn more about the Americans & the Holocaust Exhibit
Cost
FREE
Location
Hemmingson Center Room 314
Contact/Registration
Mary Joan Hahn, Community Relations
hahn@gonzaga.edu | (509) 313-6095
Event Type & Tags
About This Event
Join us on Friday September 30th to hear Clarice Wilsey share the story of her late father, who was a liberator of and physician for the people of Dachau Concentration Camp.
Captain David Wilsey, M.D., was one of the 27 doctors who entered the Dachau concentration camp during the liberation. His family knew little about his wartime experience, and it was not until they were cleaning their home following his death that they discovered letters to David’s wife detailing his experiences in the camp. He urged his wife to “to tell thousands so that millions will know what Dachau is and never forget the name of Dachau.” Clarice feels a strong calling to voice the words that her father was unable to express after his experience.
Ms. Wilsey is a member of the Holocaust Center for Humanity Speaker’s Bureau. She will be travelling from Eugene, Oregon for this program.
Ms. Wilsey will speak from 10 – 11am in Room 314 of Hemmingson Center. A guided tour of the “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibit in the Foley Center Library follows from 11-noon.
Admission is free. Parking is available in the BARC and can be accessed from either Boone or Desmet Ave., one-half block west of Hamilton.