The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center has produced two new 30-minute documentaries featuring Magda Brown and three other Chicagoland Survivors. The series, Stories of Survival, first premiered on Chicago’s WTTW and was televised nationally on public television stations in April 2020. The film was nominated for an Emmy and won first place at theContinue reading “Magda’s Story Featured in Documentary Series”
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Magda Shares Story Via Facebook Live During Coronavirus Lockdown
Unfortunately, Magda’s upcoming trips and speeches had to be canceled due to the coronavirus crisis — but of course, that won’t stop Magda from sharing her story. Magda recently went live on Facebook with the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to share her story and answer viewers’ questions from home. Watch the video below. InterestedContinue reading “Magda Shares Story Via Facebook Live During Coronavirus Lockdown”
Celebrating Magda’s 90th Birthday
On June 11, 2017, Magda celebrated her 90th birthday. To mark this wonderful occasion, we surprised Magda with a compilation of birthday messages from her friends, family and fans around the world. We were blown away by the response to our call for birthday messages. We received messages from more than 200 people from eight countries andContinue reading “Celebrating Magda’s 90th Birthday”